After wiping off the excess it should be almost dry.
Minwax stain sticky.
After that apply your stain evenly and consistently.
The varnish can be applied over the tacky stain.
Tonight after about 24 hours the dresser is still tacky and is not as dark as we d like.
I ve also used fast drying polyurethane varnish to seal the stain and help it to dry quickly.
We used a minwax stain and applied the minwax pre stain conditioner prior to staining.
I did 2 coats on a banister within an hour.
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More humid the room the longer it takes to dry.
Anyway i put one coat on the door fronts yesterday and added a second coat on top of the light and it turned out the same color.
We planned on using another coat or two of stain to darken the color but since it s humid where we live and we re doing this in our garage i m afraid of.
After 5 15 minutes wipe off the excess evenly and consistently.
Minwax pre stain wood conditioner is specifically designed for use before staining new or bare soft and porous.
To help dry the stain turn on a fan to remove moisture out of the air.
And will dry clear.
Treating the wood surface with minwax pre stain wood conditioner helps prevent streaking and blotching to help ensure a beautiful even stain.
Stain becomes sticky on a wooden surface because it doesn t have a binder such as you find in paint or varnish.
Also it dried quicker and it dried to a satin finish which is what it was.
Typically if minwax stain is still tacky after 4 6 hours there was too much stain left behind.
Minwax poly stain still sticky.