Need some help from the finishers.
I am attempting to repair a couple of dents in a stock. After steaming out as much out as I could, I gently block sanded the remainder. There are now 2 light spots where the dents were and in the area feathered out. It appears there was a red tint in the finish rather than a stain in the wood.
If the light spot is stained, the color is correct but it looks like a darker blotch, and the grain is muddled. I carefully removed the stain, put two coats of thinned Pro-custom on the light spot with some overlap of the original finish. I then added stain to a small amount of thinned Pro custom and covered just the light area with a bit of overlap. It is drying now and looks great.
My thought was to put one more thinned coat of unstained finish over the stained finish, with some overlap for feather, and rub it out when dry.
Does anyone add stain to the final finish after sealing, to obtain a slight tint. I'm no woodworker but it seems like that is what was originally done to the stock.
Experimenting and learning!
Best,
IThaca1
