"Aging" wood finish to make it match
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rayra
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Is it sealed and if so, with what?
First thing I'd try is water, see if it gets taken up. After that I'd take some thinned 'Natural' stain or finish and apply it very carefully to the light area. Do not overlap it onto the 'right' areas.
But even if you are artistic it is going to be tough to get that to match without refinishing the whole panel.
First thing I'd try is water, see if it gets taken up. After that I'd take some thinned 'Natural' stain or finish and apply it very carefully to the light area. Do not overlap it onto the 'right' areas.
But even if you are artistic it is going to be tough to get that to match without refinishing the whole panel.
probably strip & sand the entire panel , a light stain and re finish is your best hope for DIY. or replace the entire panel? . pro's would use toners etc to blend the area that may not finish the same , but again, a full replacement may end up cheaper & easier
It's the finish Ikea uses on their kitchen panels
Will try the water and stain ideas you suggest
Thank you!
Trying to avoid those 'salvage' options
four.cycle
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20 years of UV light
Hit it with a UV lamp?
Youngandfree
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Have you tried actually cleaning the rest to see if it lightens up?
isb cornbinder
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Check out Engels Coach Shop on You Tube. He made a mix of a few parts and it seems to work.
Will do!
Dan in Pasadena
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Kay will be along any minute to tell you to mix up some horse manure with water, etc. Ha ha. Well, she told me to do that to match my mis-matching roof tiles.
(Sorry Kay, I just had to!)
(Sorry Kay, I just had to!)
Shiftless
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It would be way easier to get another sign or piece of artwork and mount it over that area.
MovingAlong
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It's not the finish or the stain, as @four.cycle stated - you're looking at the effects of UV light.
Given time, it will get closer...
Sanding it back to fresh wood gives you a new starting point. But don't expect it to match the other panels in that area now. You could stain it to match "today", but it will age differently and may not match tomorrow.
Personally, recommend that folks simply accept that it is part of the natural beauty of wood and quick fussing over it. Get back to work, nothing to see here...
Given time, it will get closer...
Sanding it back to fresh wood gives you a new starting point. But don't expect it to match the other panels in that area now. You could stain it to match "today", but it will age differently and may not match tomorrow.
Personally, recommend that folks simply accept that it is part of the natural beauty of wood and quick fussing over it. Get back to work, nothing to see here...
pcmeiners
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"but it will age differently and may not match tomorrow."
slight correction
, My not, more like WILL NOT
slight correction
, My not, more like WILL NOTstrutaeng
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Can you put the piece out in the sun? I've noticed freshly sanded wood such as cherry and pine (usually what I work with) will darken ever so slightly when I'm outside spraying them on my furniture builds.
If that doesn't work, use an oil polyurethane varnish, which will impart a yellow ish hue.
If that doesn't work, use an oil polyurethane varnish, which will impart a yellow ish hue.
pcmeiners
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Trouble with wood finishes is they age over years, not days, with variables such as sun light, ozone, temperature/humidity and solvent mixtures. A near match, but always a difference will always occur.
RMERR
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If doing the whole panel feels like too much, maybe a new sign of some sort of the same size. "Welcome to 119OR auto parts" or "119OR where great service is our motto" or whatever. Chances of making that ghost square completely disappear seem slim to me.
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orangeblood
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A great source of woodworking / finishing knowledge is the sawmillcreek forum.
Just my $0.02 but I think it is the Garage Journal of woodworking.... TONS of authoritative knowledge about anything related to wood working. There will be opinions and options on the "aging" effect you are looking for.
I know I'm not answering your question but it sounds like this is a highly visible feature of your office and a misstep would be more than disappointing. I bet someone (many people?) at sawmillcreek has done what you want to do.
Just my $0.02 but I think it is the Garage Journal of woodworking.... TONS of authoritative knowledge about anything related to wood working. There will be opinions and options on the "aging" effect you are looking for.
I know I'm not answering your question but it sounds like this is a highly visible feature of your office and a misstep would be more than disappointing. I bet someone (many people?) at sawmillcreek has done what you want to do.
I realize this is an older thread but Transtint dyes from Homestead Finishing work great and can either be mixed with alcohol to make your own tinting stain or added directly to many topcoats and/or premixed stains to adjust and correct color. My guess with above is a little amber or perhaps yellow added to a NC lacquer finish would get panels close. Problem of course is future UV exposure will darken the newly corrected section and it may have to be corrected again down the road.
Recently had the same problem. I widened a pine bar top (2" thick) with a spruce 2 X 4 and there was a definite difference. The bar top had 30+ years of aging and a little maple stain brought everything into line. Before and after pictures.... Look for the big obvious knot.
