Expert: Eileen Cronk - 8/17/2008

Question
I have double doors and is reasonably good condition for 25 years in place. A couple of years ago I paid a lot of money to strip the doors and have the doors sprayed with lacquer. I decided to take it on this time and hand sanded and adequately cleaned with a sticky cloth. When I applied the Minwax OAK STAIN it looked a great for a couple days. I then saw a residue on many areas of the door. I did this twice to see if possible the my first application may have been a problem with the old Minwax I used.
Please help?

Answer
Hi Ron
Nice to hear from you.
Oh gosh I wish you had asked before you started this.
The doors must be stripped with paint stripper before you stain to get a proper looking job.
But really you can still do this now.
Call it a learning experience and no harm done.
If you need directions just ask.
Regards
Eileen