Struggling with wood interior repair/stain

[Eddieclemons]

I had water damage to my 87 52c paneling under the salon window and I have been unable to get the areas of damage to accept stain to allow me to proceed with tung oil. After speaking with Sam's I decided to forgo the replacement stain they carry for 704 due to the need to sand for second applications and repairs. I sanded the whole area with 220 grit block and 000 SS wool. Cleaned with acetone and tried to stain with Minwax penetrating stain in Red mahogany. I had planned to follow with Tung Oil. Unfortunately I have not been able to get the damaged areas to darken. I have let the stain set for 10 minutes twice before wiping. Thoughts on a better plan of repair???

 

[SEVEN]

Unless you want to completely strip off all the finish and sand and bleach and sand again the wood you will never get it back to a normal look and color. Even then there is no guarantee. You might consider re-veneering the wall. It would be a lot less work.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

One trick I've used before is to first wet the wood to get the grain to open up. Then apply the stain.

 

[Bob Bradley]

It appears to me that the veneer has been damaged to the point that the substrate is showing through. Replacement of the panels or redoing the veneer may be your only options.

 

[Jonaron]

The original teak veneers had no stain on them just an oil type finish the darkens the wood naturally.It looks like the top layer of veneer has been sanded through or otherwise has been ruined. That's not something that's going to ever look good with any kind of finishing technique.As mentioned above I think you need to cover it with something, either paint or a new veneer. I'm a wood guy and I try to hide finish repairs for part of my work, and I don't see a lot of hope in that one.

 

[Timeless72]

Awlwood red has worked for me. Same situation. Not perfect but better than you're seeing now.

 

[jim rosenthal]

I would re-veneer it; you could also consider making a panel of 1/8" afromosia veneer plywood to fit the entire damaged panel, and glue it into there. Then finish to suit.

 

[madhatter1]

I would re-veneer it; you could also consider making a panel of 1/8" afromosia veneer plywood to fit the entire damaged panel, and glue it into there. Then finish to suit.

Don't even need to do that. Pull the old stuff and replace with new. Existing is this too. Not a big project and end result will be perfection.

 

[Eddieclemons]

Thanks for all of the replies. I have worked on this a couple of weeks. I got the gray areas darker, but not acceptable. 60 degrees and sunny today and tomorrow. So she's going back together for some cruising. I will definitely take everybody's advice and try to install new panels/veneer in the future.

 

[Briankinley2004]

Before I took drastic action I would try this product first:

https://www.amazon.com/Old-English-Furniture-Polish-Scratch/dp/B01J05XFSO/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=old+english+dark+furniture+polish&qid=1669428226&sr=8-1


I renovated a library one time with dark mahogany cabinets we had to save. Some of them got scratched and one of my laborers went to the dollar store and bought some. I was very skeptical but have been using it for years ever since, even on my Hatteras wood. It may not take since you have already used tung oil but its cheap and easy to try.