Oil stain and CA finish

[NJ Mike]

All - Can you use oil stain (say Minwax) to stain a blank then use CA as a finish?

Much thanks!

 

[KenV]

Mike

I have used pigmented oil stains on pens with ca finish, but allowed the stain to cure before the ca finish. I allowed the cure to assure the solvents were gone and to be able to adjust the pigment levels.

CA finish did just fine.

 

[cjester]

Same here - no problems with CA over stain, as long as the stain was fully set & dry. I'm usually not in a big hurry, so I probably let the stain sit a couple days.

 

[NJ Mike]

Outstanding! Thank you. I have some mahogany and finished raw it just doesn't "pop." I'll try the stain and, oh yes, let it cure for a while. Thanks.

 

[WriteON]

Outstanding! Thank you. I have some mahogany and finished raw it just doesn't "pop." I'll try the stain and, oh yes, let it cure for a while. Thanks.

Welcome aboard. Mahogany is beautiful. Show it when it's finished.

 

[NJ Mike]

Will do. I hope to get to it this weekend. I stained the mahogany last week and it's been drying since.

 

[McKenzie Penworks]

Just for what it's worth... When in doubt, use a barrier coat. Sealcoat is an excellent product to put between oil based finishes/stains and a top coat. I used it with my drums when I sprayed water based lacquers. For an awesome "natural" finish I'd use a coat of Waterlox modified tung oil, then Sealcoat, then my top coat. Have to imagine it'd work on a pen just fine.