Framer Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 I'm thinking about seeing if you can put stain on mdf. My girlfriend asked if it could be done and I guess it can,just unsure of results. Any advice would be appreciated OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Staining would make it blotchy, I would think. I'd try it on some scrap first. You can clear coat it, add wax or even an oil finish (BLO). All of which darkens the MDF. I did that for my workbench and it looks nice. I can't remember the exact details, but I think I did 50% BLO and 50% Mineral Spirits. Then I added a couple layers, then added the wax to the top. For this piece, I'd skip the wax and maybe go with 50/50 BLO with an acrylic rattle can spray topcoat. MDF also takes paint nicely. The edges can be a bit challenging, though. Bu the smooth top surface works well. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 spray some mineral spirits on one of the scrap pieces before staining and see if that stops the blotchyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 You can check out this thread that you started. I think there are a solid info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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