Windex worked well for me in seconds with no scrubbing. Scrubbed with other products with no avail. Windex did the trick. Yay!
Stains are meant to penetrate the pores of the wood. The varnish seals the pores of the wood. Stain applied afterword just does not work well.
Lacquer on wood seals it and gives a shiny appearance. Other paint or stains will not penetrate this finish, so if you wish to stain or otherwise colour your wood you must do it before putting lacquer on.
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Pledge will remove water stains from wood as well as apply a protective layer to help keep new stains from forming.
Even wood stains on soft wood are pretty hard to get. You have to sand the wood a little more than you usually wood with a hard wood. You can view a step-by-step instructional by a renowned builder by visiting http://www.askthebuilder.com/497_Perfect_Wood_Stains_on_Soft_Wood.shtml.
R. Sam Williams has written: 'Selection and application of exterior stains for wood' -- subject(s): Handbooks, manuals, Stains and staining, Wood finishing 'Selection and application of exterior stains for woods'
Faux wood will be more prone to breaking because it is not real wood.
Primers are good for protecting against stains, wood sealer is good for soft woods, and wood stains are good for different types of wood. Semitransparent stains are meant for bare wood and semisolid is meant for ones that have previously been stained.
There are several different stains that would help stain the wood to a darker color to your preference. This website offers lots of wood tools and stains to help with your wood needs. Here is the website I researched: http://www.woodcraft.com/
Plastic window shades will warp at a much more rapid pace than wood.