Epoxy Over Stained Wood

October 03 2019 20 02.

Epoxy over stained wood.

Would you like to contribute to our faq or community. You must make sure that the stain is properly dried before applying epoxy. We recommend the use of water based stains. For the seal coat mix up a small batch of epoxy 16 oz.

If the paint is old and you are working on concrete sand the surface with a course sandpaper such as 60 grit. Applying epoxy over stained surfaces jennifer b. The big advantage of epoxy resin when compared to polyester resin you may also see polyester resins in the hardware store and the big difference when working with wood is that epoxy resin doesn t shrink very much during the. If you re going to try and epoxy over stained surfaces in most cases you will need a uv resistant epoxy resin.

Yes you can apply our epoxy resin over stained wood. However you have to be careful in doing so. This is to avoid non sticking and easy to peel off surfaces after a couple of months. Since then we have done some additional adhesion testing to a number of stains.

My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. If you have just painted the surface within the last couple of days wash it with a mild detergent and allow to dry well. We have occasionally reported results of adhesion testing of west system epoxy to wood coated with various stains. The epoxy seal coat will not stick to an oil based stain or oil based paint.

Our product is not designed to be used over oil based stains urethanes or paints. Oil based products create adhesion and finish issues. On wood remove loose areas of paint and spackle as necessary. This does not take the place of the epoxy seal coat as that is still necessary.

If an oil based stain has already been applied the official recommendation would. Of hardener 16 oz. The polyurethane will cover that and allow the epoxy to stick.