Bruce Shiverdecker
06-15-2005, 10:56 PM
I don't remember which forum had a question about finishing Popler, so I'm posting this at all three.
Tonight we had General Finish in to talk finishing. When it comes to Poplar, according to General, the best way to go is Water Based stain.
They said and demonstrated that using water based, you can get a smooth, even color. The piece that was finished was a cabinet door where the panel was two pieces; one very light and the other one deep green. No special sanding, etc. was done.
You could not tell the difference between the two sides.
I don't know about others , but they sold me.
They said that water based is NOT for OPEN GRAINED WOODS like OAK and Aspen.
Hope this helps,
Bruce ;)
Tonight we had General Finish in to talk finishing. When it comes to Poplar, according to General, the best way to go is Water Based stain.
They said and demonstrated that using water based, you can get a smooth, even color. The piece that was finished was a cabinet door where the panel was two pieces; one very light and the other one deep green. No special sanding, etc. was done.
You could not tell the difference between the two sides.
I don't know about others , but they sold me.
They said that water based is NOT for OPEN GRAINED WOODS like OAK and Aspen.
Hope this helps,
Bruce ;)