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Gray Ghost · 03-31-2009, 01:37 AM

If you want the stock black stain look, there's two ways to do it.

1. Thin black porch paint with water [usually 50/50] and then coat the wood all four sides and wipe off soon after coating to produce the stain look.

2. Use deck stain in a semi-transparent black color. The deck stain is defintely the best option of the two and will last longer. This one is coat only, no wipe.

Neither one of these is a top coat like polyurethane/varnish is.

03-31-2009, 01:37 AM	#8
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: Yellow Pine Bed Wood - Finishing Suggestions ? If you want the stock black stain look, there's two ways to do it. 1. Thin black porch paint with water [usually 50/50] and then coat the wood all four sides and wipe off soon after coating to produce the stain look. 2. Use deck stain in a semi-transparent black color. The deck stain is defintely the best option of the two and will last longer. This one is coat only, no wipe. Neither one of these is a top coat like polyurethane/varnish is. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps. Last edited by Gray Ghost; 03-31-2009 at 01:39 AM.