Can I use wood stain that's been previously frozen?
It’s Olympic Redwood Naturaltone. It’s been in our shop for a few years and been through freezing temps on several occasions. I tried some on a scrap and it looks great, it’s just that the stain itself (liquid, in the can) has a very slight "clabbered" look to it, like there’s a slight film of something floating on top. Like I said, it’s very minimal and I probably wouldn’t have noticed if I hadn’t been looking closely. So, what does freezing actually DO to stain?
8 Responses
matiassilvio
14 Feb 2011
El Piripiripau
14 Feb 2011
If it’s worth staining, it’s probably worth buying new stain.
Omars Friend
14 Feb 2011
I dunno, but if the scrap piece looks good… go for the big piece
sarah z
14 Feb 2011
yes
brittany
14 Feb 2011
no
STOP!!!
14 Feb 2011
it basically "grabs" the stain off the surface technically and breacks down the elements.
yes, you CAN use wood stain that’s been previously frozen.
and the small layer, if youre really worried you can just take it out with a fishnet…but its probably nothing.
David K
14 Feb 2011
Freezing stain won’t affect it much. The biggest worry is contaminates. If something has gotten in the mix, then it might have caused sourness which causes discoloration. If it looks good when it dries on a scrap then it should be fine.
Bethany
01 May 2014
My approach is sipmle- if you see it on my vids then i recommend it. If you see me using it then it is becuase I feel it is of quality. I dont want to have 500 BS vids. Anyone can say something bad over the internet. i would rather have 500 positive vids and let people take the hint on the brands and products that do not make the cut.If I get something bad for a review then I send it back or dont do the review. That is me. I try to take the high road.
nothin it just freeze it just make shure after is to the room temp you make shure you filter the paint so u can make shure there is no chunks or anything in there…… u can still use it an by the way when u use stain u use a rag to stain it
I’m a carpinter plus i paint furniture