Can you give me tips for restaining my fireplace mantel?
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VICKI
I would like to restain our fireplace mantel and surround without taking it off the wall and ruining my tile. Is there a way to do that without doing a bunch of sanding?? What type of stain is best? Thanks all!
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If you are going darker, you can scuff with steel wool and then stain. If it's sealed, you will need a more severe prep like mineral spirits or stripper. The last stain I did had the sealer built into the stain and I loved it. It was by Minwax.
It is actually cheap natural oak look that is lightly stained, but I think it has clear over it. Yes, I want to go darker, just don't want to have to make a huge mess in the house. Was the Minwax a gel stain?
You can stain over stain with minimal prep. Any good gel stain will work. You can go darker but not lighter. Minwax has instructions.
https://www.minwax.com/how-to-finish-wood/change-stain-color-with-polyshades/