Subject: Water-based stain on veneer?

From: Jean Heroux <[email-masked]>
Date: 31 Mar 1997 13:14:38 GMT

> I'm about to tackle my first try with veneer on a tabletop.  Should I
> worry that a water-based stain will make my veneer totally warp and
> buckle? (fyi: mahogany veneer)

I've had a bad experience staining an old chest with aniline dye. The
veneer did buckle and warp. However, the glue was probably hide glue,
and it didn't hold up well at all to water. I guess the answer to your
problem depends on what kind glue you used under the veneer.

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From: Henry Douglas <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 06:43:32 -0500

> problem depends on what kind glue you used under the veneer.
I have used Flecto water-based Diamond Colour Water-based stains on
veneer for the past four years and never had a problem with it lifting
or buckling the veneers.  It may raise the grain a bit on some veneers
but instead of sanding the fuzz off, knock it off with a scotch-brite
pad and then put Flecto Diamond Elite water-based varathane over top. 
You can top-coat in two hours.
Henry