My First Time Staining Anything.

[Reef69]

Hey guys, I stained my new 125's canopy and stand. it was my first time using stain. I know some of the more experienced wood workers will find flaws, but i think it looks good for a first time, had alot of fun doing it..coat after coat and the glossy spray. I screwed up buying 2 different colors of stain, had to sand everything and start from scratch, but anyways, here it is..

Critisizm is more than welcome :)

[::pete::]

Looks good!!! ...

[::pete::]

Brad is going to want it back!!!

[gjuarez]

Diego, what type of glossy spray did you use? When I stained mine I didnt put any coat for protection. I didnt want to use varnish cause I hate the way it looks. I like the way yours looks, not too glossy. It looks natural. LMK

[::pete::]

If you dont want it glossy use a satin finish.

[gjuarez]

Thanks pete

[bprewit]

wow man looks great! Excellent job!

[Reef69]

Thanks guys!!!..Means alot..

gjuarez, I used MINIWAX® Fast Drying Polyurethane, theres alot of finishes, but mine is just the clear gloss.

[CD]

Looks GREAT, Diego! :D

What did you use for the inside of the canopy? Reason I ask, is that I painted ours with a white (reflective color) swimming pool paint (Lowes) and it is wonderful. Does a great job waterproofing the inside of the hood at a minimal price. Best to use two to three coats though, as the wood will soak up the majority of the first coat.

Good Job!!! :D :D

W. :)

[Reef69]

Thanks Wendy..!

Well, I was thinking of doing that, painting it white..Pete paited the inside of my 25 gal.'s canopy, and it does reflect alot more, so Im gonna go buy some of that paint, i just didnt know what kind but thanks for tellin' ;) :skeezy

[dwdenny]

Looks good now you want come down and stain mine for me. LOL But first I have to talk to ~Pete~ and have him build mine. Just waiting on a new quote for stand and canopy now.

[Reef69]

LOL, its not hard, just paint and wait..then do it again. I screwed up buying the wrong stain at first..so i had to sand ALOT...Took me 2 days to stain it, one to sand, the next to stain..but im very pleased with the way it came out..

[pilot_bell777]

Looks great Reef....I'm in teh garage doing the same thing as we speak! LOL...had to take a MAAST break. I'm going with the dark red mahogoney.....hide my mistakes! LOL

[Reef69]

Hang in there man!!!!! :cry :skeezy

[Dozer]

I think it looks great. In my house our home projects have evolved to the point where I do the planning and building and my wife does the "finishing". It took a handful of projects for us to realize that she was far more talented with painting and staining than I am. I just never really got the hang of it. So I can appreciate the amount of work that goes into those types of jobs.