So I just delivered a table to a customer who had this dining table made as a surprise for his wife, and apparently she doesn't like the color he chose, which was a natural finish. The wood is red oak, and I used two coats of sealcoat shellac, followed by 3 coats of minwax semigloss polycrylic. The result is a natural red oak with a warm glow, it's actually very nice.
The customer is planning on sanding it totally down and staining it another color, my question is, is it possible to apply a gel stain right over the existing finish to alter the color, or will the oil in the finish react with the existing water based acrylic?
I've used glaze in this manner directly over other film finishex with success, however not with this combination. Any recommendations? Water based gel stain of some kind?
Mark