Posted by Bob on December 24, 2002 at 10:29:17:
In Reply to: Re: How to get natural wood finish w/ fiberglass? posted by C.Ray on December 21, 2002 at 16:22:03:
: Anyone- Is it possible to stain the wood before the 'glass & epoxy or will that ruin the adhesion? I like the idea of "Varathaning" the finished wood to preserve it & protect it from H2O, etc., but I don't care for most woods without a stain to bring out the true beauty of the grain... Anyone know if you HAVE to epoxy over clean unstained wood or not?
: C.Ray
Yes C.Ray, you can stain with a water based stain before fibreglassing.
On the advice of my local boat building material supplier, I used a water based analine dye (you buy the powder, and mix with water). You must, however, stain all surfaces you want stained, before you coat with epoxy resin. You must also be very careful not to sand through any areas that are stained (edges, etc.) after you apply the resin, as it is impossible to restain over the resin coated wood. I had to use a red coloured permanent marker to do some touchups to the red mahogany stain I used on my PowerYak.