Hi here i go again.  Bought a veneer door from big box stoors.  Says finish with oil based material.

Oil based stain still around oil based poly or lacq no more.

 

1. Finish sand 320 then 400.

2. Apply minwax dye/stain.

3. Seal with sellac blonde or garnet. 1.5 lbs cut two coats.

4. Sand down shellac where needed.

5. Apply water based poly or lacq.

 

The veneer does not play well with water.

How does my above receipe sound?

 

The stain itself will have some binders in it, so the door with have essentially 2 different "sealers" on it by the time you apply the waterborne. I think you're good to go.

1 hour ago, Michael Thuman said:

oil based poly or lacq no more

I just bought a quart of oil based poly from Lowes.

 

I just recently built a table for my Mom. To closely match the color of her current furniture, I used Varathane oil based stain. The stain name is Kona (very dark). Whole lot of pigment. Applied as specified and allowed it to dry for 24 hours (can said 2 to 3 hours). Used the oil based poly as the top coat. As soon as the poly hit the stain, the stain started to lift off of the wood. You can imagine the words that were said. Quickly wiped down the applied poly and restained the area. Let it dry another 24 hours and then used WATER based poly for the top coat. That seemed to work OK.

 

I probably should have used shellac to seal the stain before the poly.

Edited January 20, 20206 yr by lew

I have done this but usually let the door dry in the sun for a couple of days. Then poly. Never had your issue but I also don't believe the manufacturer telling me the stain is dry enough after 24  hours. Proof? Try it on test piece and unused poly. The poly will have stain in it when you get done.

 

My 2 cents worth.

While shellac makes a good barrier coat, you are switching mediums if your Minwax stain is oil-based.    Give it plenty of time to dry/cure (perhaps a week or more) before hitting it with shellac.    And be sure to wipe off the stain when you apply it.  I used some last week and although I wiped it well, it still had wet spots two days later (cold basement).