Having a terrible situation here. I'm hoping someone here can help me out.
Ive never had this reaction with clear coating stain before. I'm refinishing red oak treads to stain match their grey floors. (These stairs were finished long ago and were covered with carpet for 30 years or so)
-Scraped off a layer of the old finish
-Machine Sanded with 60 grit to bare wood
-Machine Sanded with 80 grit to make sure I took out all the old finish
-Hand sanded with 100 grit in the direction of the grain
-Cleaned the surface with vacuum and wet rag
-Brushed two coats of Sansin enviro stain (one coat wasn't looking good enough, dried quickly and the wood absorbed the stain nicely)
-24 hours later I try to brush on Bona mega waterborne varnish and it reacts with the stain immediately as i brush it on. Almost like im brushing on paint stripper. It started to take off the stain right away as im brushing it... never experienced something like this before.
-I called the paint store that matched this stain for me and they even say they tested it with bona mega with no issues. They are telling me the stain might not be dry enough and I should wait another 24 hours before applying the varnish.
-Called Bona 1800 number and their "expert" let me know they don't test bona on water based stains so they cant give me any advice.
Has anyone had this happen before ? I'm really worried that the issue might be that the old varnish has somehow penetrated so deep into that wood that it sealed it so deep.
Ive never had this reaction with clear coating stain before. I'm refinishing red oak treads to stain match their grey floors. (These stairs were finished long ago and were covered with carpet for 30 years or so)
-Scraped off a layer of the old finish
-Machine Sanded with 60 grit to bare wood
-Machine Sanded with 80 grit to make sure I took out all the old finish
-Hand sanded with 100 grit in the direction of the grain
-Cleaned the surface with vacuum and wet rag
-Brushed two coats of Sansin enviro stain (one coat wasn't looking good enough, dried quickly and the wood absorbed the stain nicely)
-24 hours later I try to brush on Bona mega waterborne varnish and it reacts with the stain immediately as i brush it on. Almost like im brushing on paint stripper. It started to take off the stain right away as im brushing it... never experienced something like this before.
-I called the paint store that matched this stain for me and they even say they tested it with bona mega with no issues. They are telling me the stain might not be dry enough and I should wait another 24 hours before applying the varnish.
-Called Bona 1800 number and their "expert" let me know they don't test bona on water based stains so they cant give me any advice.
Has anyone had this happen before ? I'm really worried that the issue might be that the old varnish has somehow penetrated so deep into that wood that it sealed it so deep.