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Bedroom furniture stain/varnish

John93
Finding My Feet

Bedroom furniture stain/varnish

Hi All

I have a king bed and 2 side tables which has milk stains (thanks to our Toddler :D) and I want to stain/varnish it to give it a new look. (Photos attached)

The timber has a grain pattern so kinda hard to sand it. 

1. Which product can I use and what is the method to apply ?
2. If I use stain and varnish will it seal the milk stains as it is or will the stain get covered ?
3. If it's a stain to be used which colour would that be ? (Walnut ?)

Thank You

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JacobZ
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Re: Bedroom furniture stain/varnish

Hi @John93,

 

Unfortunately, you can't apply a different coloured stain over an existing one as they work by soaking into the timber and altering the colour of the wood fibres. If you wanted to alter the colour of your bedroom furniture, you would need to sand it back to remove the existing stain and then replace it. 

 

In saying this, it looks like your furniture might have timber veneers, which would mean sanding them back is unlikely to be possible due to the thin nature of the veneers.

 

If you look at the corners and edges of the furniture, do you see a thin veneer on the outside? 

 

If they are veneers, then unfortunately, we will have to look at other options.

 

Would giving the furniture a good clean to remove the stains, then polishing it to restore the surface, be an option?

 

If so, you could use a heavy duty scrub brush with Cabot's wood surface cleaner to remove the stains. Once clean, you can use OCedar Furniture Polish to restore and beautify the surface.

 

I understand it is not what you had hoped, but transitioning from one stain to another is not a simple process, and it is further complicated if they are veneers, as I suspect. 

 

I am happy to work with you on other solutions if this one does not suit.

 

Let me know what you think.

 

Jacob

 

 

 

Re: Bedroom furniture stain/varnish

Hi jacob

 

i can confirm it’s not Vaneer. It’s solid acacia and I’m not looking to alter the colour. 

I want to paint/cover the milk stains on the timber. What would be the best product for that and the process ?

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