I have a white oak mantle sealed with Waterlox sealer/finish then stained with Bartley's Walnut. The color is exactly what I am looking for, a walnut with slight red undertones. However I wrongly sealed my new bar (which is very close to the mantle ) with Waterlox satin finish. I applied a coat of Waterlox sealer over this but the stain does not seem to be taking the same. The bar has yellow undertones and not near as dark. I am looking for some solutions of which I have not come up with. Should I sand the bar back down or maybe apply a shellac over this. I even thought I might add an additional coat of sealer again.
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That is a pretty tough one. Given the pentrating nature of the Waterlox removing via wiping wth MS will likely not work, though it may be worth a try. I don't think another coat of sealer will help in applying the stain. The finish is likely preventing pentration of the sealer.
You may want to ask this question of Jeff Jewitts forum at http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/
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