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1 qt Minwax 61500 Clear Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner

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Features

  • PRE-STAIN TREATMENT FOR ALL WOOD Ensure wood projects look great with Minwax Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner. Use prior to applying oil-based wood stains to help prevent streaks and blotches. It works by evening out the absorption of oil-based wood stain.
  • PREVENT BLOTCHES By Minwax Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner prior to staining with oil-based wood stains, you can prepare the wood to avoid blotching and streaking, ensuring beautiful results.
  • ASSURES EVEN STAIN PENETRATION Wood is porous, and tends to absorb stain unevenly. But this wood conditioner for staining evens out the absorption of oil-based stains for natural, even results. Wood may be stained immediately after application.
  • USE ON SOFT AND HARD WOOD Use this on all your unfinished wood projects, on both hard and soft wood. The pre stain conditioner is especially necessary when working with soft or porous woods like pine, alder, birch, and maple.
  • A BRAND YOU CAN TRUST Minwax is Americas leading brand of wood finishing and wood care projects.* Since 1904, we have been inspiring consumers to Keep on Finishing. We offer consumers a complete line of products to meet every wood finishing need.
  • Assures even stain penetration on soft woods such as pine, fir and spruce
  • Prepares the wood to avoid blotching and streaking
  • Wood may be stained immediately after application
  • Coverage is approximately 75-Square Feet per quart
  • 1 quart

Description

Ensure your wood stain projects look great by using Minwax Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner. It’s for use prior to using oil-based wood stains and helps prevent streaks and blotches by evening out the absorption of oil- based wood stain. Wood is porous, and tends to absorb stain unevenly. But this wood conditioner for staining evens out the absorption of oil-based stains for natural, even results. Wood may be stained immediately after application. Use this pre stain wood conditioner on all your unfinished wood projects, on both hard and soft wood. The pre stain conditioner is especially necessary when working with soft or porous woods like pine, alder, birch, and maple. Minwax is America’s leading brand of wood finishing and wood care projects. Since 1904, we have been inspiring consumers to Keep on Finishing. We offer consumers a complete line of products to meet every wood finishing need. Based on Epicor's Industry Data Analytics and third party survey results for interior wood stains for the 12 month period ending 12/20 From the Manufacturer Minwax is America's leading brand of wood finishing and wood care products. From staining and protection, to preparation, maintenance, cleaning and repair, Minwax makes and keeps wood beautiful.


Color: Quart


Brand: Minwax


Surface Recommendation: Wood


Material: Wood


Model Name: Not Available


Color: ‎Quart


Brand: ‎Minwax


Surface Recommendation: ‎Wood


Material: ‎Wood


Model Name: ‎Not Available


Size: ‎Quart


Coating Description: ‎Oil-based


Item Dimensions LxWxH: ‎4.33 x 4.92 x 4.92 inches


Item Weight: ‎1.94 Pounds


Recommended Uses For Product: ‎Interior


CPSIA Cautionary Statement: ‎No Warning Applicable


Liquid Volume: ‎32 Fluid Ounces


Manufacturer: ‎Minwax


Part Number: ‎61500444


Item Weight: ‎1.94 pounds


Product Dimensions: ‎4.33 x 4.92 x 4.92 inches


Country of Origin: ‎USA


Item model number: ‎61500444


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: ‎No


Item Package Quantity: ‎1


Batteries Included?: ‎No


Batteries Required?: ‎No


Warranty Description: ‎Warranty


Domestic Shipping: Item can be shipped within U.S.


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Date First Available: May 15, 2006


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Don't forget to prestain!
Size: Quart
Love the minwax product line! Most people skip pre staining but this really makes a big difference on the outcome of the product. Minwax knocked it out of the park with one
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023 by Spencer
    • Works great.
Size: Quart
I've stained wood without this product before and the difference is amazing. However, 4 stars is because I know they could add this to their stains and save us the expense. It's pretty expensive, Shame on you Minwax.
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2023 by Sharon
    • Great results
Size: Quart
Review Image by Frank Sandlin Frank Sandlin
Review Image by Frank Sandlin Frank Sandlin
The Prestain evens out the grain so that the stain blends in well with the different grains in oak.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023 by Frank Sandlin Frank Sandlin
    • My experience
Size: Quart
Review Image by Rick Glackin Rick Glackin
Review Image by Rick Glackin Rick Glackin
Minwax Pre-Stain is a rather interesting material. I have used it mostly on Oak, specifically Red Oak. There is some technique necessary to get good results. With that it functions very well. Here's what I've experienced; I've tried staining with and without this Pre-Stain product on the same piece of Red Oak. [NOTE WELL that Oak is extremely porous in certain areas and not so much in other areas.] Those initial experiments were quite revealing as the stain on the wood that was "Pre-Stained" was clearly more even. Case#1: I painted it on with a chip brush and let it sit for an hour before wiping off the excess and then staining. The results were less than desireable because over that time period it remained a liquid (never dried or cured) and would continually bleed to the surface where the wood tubules in the most porous areas soaked up a lot of the material. It continued to bleed to the surface for 2 days after staining. I was not happy and kept wiping off excess material that bled to the surface. Nevertheless, the stain did look OK. Even wiping off the excess 'Pre-Stain', that did not effect the Stain itself. It never did fully stop bleeding to the surface when I decided I needed to try applying the polyurethane finish. That went fine and after applying Minwax polyurethane there was no more indications of the Pre-Stain bleeding. I'd really like hear from a Minwax expert on this phenomenon. Case#2: After my first experience (Case#1) I decided that it doesn't take very long for the "Pre-Stain" to soak into the more porous areas that prevents darker staining in those more porous areas. Consequently, I applied the Pre-Stain on my next experiment and wiped off the excess material within a 5 to 10 minute time frame. Then I waited overnight before trying to stain. I re-wiped that surface several times to make sure I did not have a lot of excess Pre-Stain that could bleed up to the surface - before applying the stain. THIS TIME after staining I had no bleeding! I've attached a photo of Case# 2. This is the exposed side of a bathroom vanity that I'm building out of Red Oak. My objective was two-fold; I wanted to avoid an excessively dark stain AND I wanted to avoid the "orangy" look that you can get with 'Red Oak 215' and in particular 'Golden Oak 210B'. I've also attached the Minwax oil-based color chart. I chose the Minwax 'Early American 230'. And, to prevent an excessively dark stain I diluted it 2:1 with Minwax 'Natural 209'. The finished product came out just a little darker than I preferred but acceptable - and most important to me was no "orangy" look. Incidentally the strip on the left is the unfinished and unattached 7/8" Face Frame. The side of the vanity consists of 4 boards glued together. I am new to this whole process but thought it might be helpful to share my experience. For the record, on the project where I did experience bleeding of excess Pre-Stain, there was no adverse effects on the finished product, even though at the time it was very irritating. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2016 by Rick Glackin Rick Glackin
    • It simply does not works.
Size: 1/2 Pint
Tried this with different species of wood and minwax oil based wood stains. Even with magnifying glass you won't spot the difference, except the fact that this makes stains less dense, so you will have to apply several layers. However, splotching will remain in place, so simply don't buy this.
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2023 by Rocket Scientist
    • Excellent pre stain helps make the wood look outstanding
Size: 1/2 Pint
Was to use wipe on wipe off excess 10-15 minutes add stain looks great
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2023 by Michael K Black
    • Works wonderful
Size: Gallon
Review Image by Phoenix Phoenix
Review Image by Phoenix Phoenix
The value for the money on this is great very affordable
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023 by Phoenix Phoenix
    • worth the money
Size: 1/2 Pint
It is of high quality and works well with my project.
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2022 by Y Zhou

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