XP: please help fix my coffee table

[gogreengowhite]

Long story short, DH built a beautiful coffee table yesterday and the stain is less than stellar (horrible)

Any ideas on how to fix this?

The flat surfaces are plywood but the rest is solid oak.

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[treedimensional]

Sand or rub out with steel wool & restain. Always wipe down after staining to remove excess. What kind of stain are you using?

[sierramist03]

I agree with the stain conditioner. We always brush the stain then wipe off.

[gogreengowhite]

Is this sanded down enough?

Can you tell I've never done this before?

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[treedimensional]

Aug 30, 2015 13:17:52 GMT -5 gogreengowhite said:

Is this sanded down enough?

Can you tell I've never done this before?

Yes. And yes.

Maybe do a little instructional reading online or youtube vids before proceeding.

It's not really hard, just take your time and do a little research. Good luck.

[gogreengowhite]

I would like to clear up...my husband did this while I was gone this weekend.

He didn't see any problem with the stain job...a few tears may have been cried by me.

[lavender444]

I would clean it really well now that you sanded with a degreaser or mineral spirits or alcohol. Then restain. It looks to me like there was something on the wood that prevented the first stain from taking. Sometimes sanding alone won't get rid of that.

[gogreengowhite]

It's rust-oleum woodstains

With how many hurt feeling this damn stain has caused I'm about to turn this coffee table into a bonfire.