Epoxy Over Stained Wood

I d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware but i ve heard that you can t get good results painting over stain.

Epoxy over stained wood.

The epoxy seal coat will not stick to an oil based stain or oil based paint. If you re going to try and epoxy over stained surfaces in most cases you will need a uv resistant epoxy resin. On wood remove loose areas of paint and spackle as necessary. This is to avoid non sticking and easy to peel off surfaces after a couple of months.

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. Yes you can apply our epoxy resin over stained wood. Our product is not designed to be used over oil based stains urethanes or paints.

This does not take the place of the epoxy seal coat as that is still necessary. If the paint is old and you are working on concrete sand the surface with a course sandpaper such as 60 grit. In varnish over epoxy epoxyworks 18 we touched on the topic of wood stains under epoxy and warned that some oil based stains would cause an adhesion problem for west system epoxy. Of hardener 16 oz.

However you have to be careful in doing so. The polyurethane will cover that and allow the epoxy to stick. Polyurethane before doing the seal coat. Oil based products create adhesion and finish issues.

We recommend the use of water based stains. My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. You must make sure that the stain is properly dried before applying epoxy. Since then we have done some additional adhesion testing to a number of stains.

If you have just painted the surface within the last couple of days wash it with a mild detergent and allow to dry well. Would you like to contribute to our faq or community. October 03 2019 20 02.