Do It Yourself Stain Dining Chairs

Your new dining room chairs will look stunning.

When you decide to change the d cor in your dining room or if you have recently purchased some bargain chairs that don't quite match the other wood elements of the room, you may wish to stain the dining room chairs a different color. If they already have old stain, then you will first need to remove this before completing the process. This might seem complicated, but it's a completely do it yourself project that can be completed in an afternoon.

Instructions

1. Soak a sponge in warm water and wipe down the surface of the chair. This will make the fibers easier to sand off.

2. Start the sanding process with 220-grit sandpaper. Use this to sand the flat surfaces of the dining chairs.

3. Sand with plastic steel wool any areas that are not flat, including legs, spindles or turnings.

4. Remove old stain from small crevices in the dining chairs using twine wrapped around the small crevice and moving it swiftly back and forth.

5. Flip over the chair and apply a small amount of the wood stain you plan to use using a paintbrush. Let it sit for a few minutes and wipe with a cotton cloth. Make sure you're happy with the resulting color before continuing.

6. Use the same method describing in the previous step to apply the wood stain to the entire dining chair. Wipe the stain with your cotton cloth after a few minutes.

7. Brush polyurethane onto the chair after it has dried in the same manner you applied the original stain. Let the chair sit over the course of the night in a warm area.

8. Sand the chair with 280-grit sandpaper and wipe away any dust when you are finish. Apply another coat of polyurethane, or even a third or fourth coat if desired, for even more protection. Do not sand the chair after the final coat of polyurethane.

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