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.
Quick Answer. Standard wood stain typically takes between 18 and 24 hours to dry completely. If humidity levels are high, wood stains can take 48 hours to dry. Improper ventilation sometimes results in longer drying times. Certain formulations of interior oil-based wood stains allow re-coating after two hours.