Repairing a Blotchy Wood Stain on Pine

Pine is a naturally smooth wood with a bright creamy or light yellow color. It can give an inherently rustic appearance to cabinets, floors and furniture. However, stain is notoriously difficult to remove because its grain is unusually dense and also has a large amount of super-absorbent pockets that randomly occur and suck up the stain, creating a blotchy appearance. If you have recently stained pine and it has dried to a blotchy appearance, don't worry. You can still fix it so the wood has a more uniform color.

3 cups premixed shellac
2 cups denatured alcohol
Small basin
Paint stirrer
2 three-inch brushes
Glazed-in deep brown or burnt umber color
Tinted polyurethane

Instructions

- 1
  Combine 3 cups premixed shellac and 2 cups denatured alcohol in a small basin with a paint stirrer. Dip a 3-inch paintbrush in the mixture and wipe down the blotchy pine with this washcoat. This will create a decent foundation for you to start over on.
- 2
  Attach a piece of 320-grit sandpaper to the bottom of an electric sander. Run the sander across the surface area of the furniture. Wipe it down with a soft cloth to remove resulting dust.
- 3
  Dip a foam brush into a jar of a deep brown or burnt umber-shaded glaze. Apply a light coat of the glaze to the pine. Allow it to penetrate the wood for 5 minutes and then wipe off the excess with a lint-free cloth. This will even out the color of the wood. Evaluate the wood color and add more glaze, if you like.
- 4
  Dip a 3-inch paintbrush into a can of tinted polyurethane. The color of the polyurethane should echo the color of the glaze. Cover the pine in a light coat of tinted polyurethane and allow it to dry for 24 hours.

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