White House. Obama participates in a live Twitter question and answer session in the Roosevelt Room, Dec. 3, 2012. White House. Biden (right) talks with Obama and Rob Nabors (left), assistant to the president for legislative affairs, during a meeting in the vice president's West Wing Office, Dec. 31, 2012. White House.
1. Staining over stain is easy and works beautifully if your applying a dark stain over a lighter stain on raw wood. 2. You can mix 2 or more stains together to make DIY custom stains. 3. Warm stains work great to slightly warm up cooler toned stains.
Allow the stain to penetrate for up to 5 minutes, then wipe off any stain that has not absorbed into the wood, using a clean cloth. The more time the stain is allowed to penetrate, the richer and darker the color will be.