To achieve the darkest stain color on Maple you need to do one of the following. 1. Add dye to the stain (use two coats and wipe each coat) or wet rag off the 2nd coat (this should only be done by someone who has done it before and should not be attempted by a first timer or even a paint store employee who has “heard of that” or “seen that once or twice”) or 2. Shade lacquer. Shading lacquer to get a very deep color on maple is normally a 4 coat process (perhaps more) and requires a lot of work. It makes sense to find the correct painting contractor or cabinet finisher to do this work as opposed to trying to talk your painter, handyman, carpenter or novice how to do it for you. It won’t work. On this job in particular I was asked to do finish some doors for a contractor. The previous painter was using an oil based stain but did not have a dye compatible stain. We were hired to finish the job and are using a dye stain and 3 clean coats (one of the clear coats will be shaded a tad) Cabinet staining in Stillwater, MN
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