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Old 06-17-2004 | 03:12 AM
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hi all have a question sume guy gave me a deer rack and its bone wite what do i do to bring it back to its natural color would i use a stain can anny one help
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Old 06-17-2004 | 06:11 AM
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A little wood stain will work fine.
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Old 06-17-2004 | 09:01 PM
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thanks M.Magis but what color would be good to use
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Old 06-18-2004 | 06:21 AM
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Depends on what you want. English walnut is a nice, light brown color. Dark walnut is, of course, darker. Apply it multiple times until you get the color you want.
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Old 06-19-2004 | 11:22 PM
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Try modern walnut, and some steel wool on the tips.
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Old 07-13-2004 | 02:52 AM
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1 note is that the longer you leave the stain on the dark it well be. I have used 2 diffrent colours. I use the lighter one first and leave it on longer say 10 mins then wipe off with a dry rag. The next coat is darker stain. once i put it on I wipe it right off. in one pulling motion. what this does is leaves darker stain in the valleys of the rack. So what you are left with is a rack that looks like it has been rubbed against trees and such with a lighter colour on the edges

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Old 08-03-2004 | 10:23 PM
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wood stain works nice. if you want you can use a clear sealer but it leaves the rack shiny and unatural. but it can be sanded with a very low grain sand paper.
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