Is there a laminate coating on this wood, or would it be suitable for a wood stain DIY project?
1849822
I don't believe there to be. It very much looks and has the feel of an unfinished nightstand I bought so I believe there is no coating. Is there a trick to knowing for sure? I'll gladly check.
1849823
It is raw, finely sanded wood. Yes it is definitely suitable for wood stain, lacquer, varnish, or whatever. All the advice I've read says to plan to do all the staining BEFORE putting it together. Good luck!
1849824
This wood is unfinished. I finished it with teak oil as I didn't want to stain it. It's outside on our patio and looks great after four or five months.
1849825
There seems to be some sort of coating, but I think it could be sanded down and stained.
1849826
It came ready to give it a quick sanding,i put a sanding sealer on sanded that lightly, then stained it ,put a couple of coats of poly and voila it looks great.Have fun Dan.
1085093
It appears to be unfinished, however, has a protective coat of some kind on it. I did go ahead and stain and varathane it and I love it! The top drawer face does not quite mesh very tightly with the upright sides, but, again, it is beautiful; fits perfectly in my limited space kitchen and provides the storage I needed. A definate "win" for me............solid wood, also......no fiberboard !!
126937
It is not laminated or varnished, but the paint finish is quite smooth, and I have had no problems with staining.
469223
I would ask someone from the paint store. This has a different finish than a normal wood desk (veneer that is plastic like). I do refinishing on small projects and I wouldn't try it without asking the paint guy for a special paint.
2014292
It can be stained. The wood is not "finished" and I have used a stain like preservative on it since I leave it out all winter and the wood accepts it well. Paint would seal the wood and I believe that would promote premature rotting.
436468
i've worked with wood since i was a kid...so i'm pretty sure, there is no "coating" on this. it's nicely sanded. it might have a food safe oil on it..its hard to tell.
1042762
as far as I can tell its pressboard with a laminate covering so you may be able to paint it but I doubt it will accept a stain or varnish
308069
Sauder products have a laminated finish. You cannot paint over the table if you don't like it, sorry.
1164321
any wood could be stained, but it is very plain wood , like maple or pine that is not meant to be stained.it looks nice anyways.
217366
Laminate. It does not look like wood. It looks a little cheap to be honest.
1535347
It did not have a coating, so we applied a finish to it. It is very sturdy, and we love it.Norleen B.
1132764
It is finished with a light oil based stain. My guess is that you could paint it if you used some thing like Rustolium spray paint.
261073
No, it is not made of particle board with laminate. It is real wood, but the quality of the wood isn't top notch, of course, due to the low cost of the item. If you get one with the finish done properly, it's a very handsome piece. Just be sure to wipe it down - the automated finishing process seems to leave lots of hair-like strands of whatever they use for the top coat.
264574
While I am not a woodworker, I do not think this wood would respond well to staining. More over, you'd definitely have to sand it down first as there is already a finish on it.
1072762
Yes, it has a light coat of something in a satin finish, low gloss, but with a bit of reflective quality. I find it pleasing since it lets the wood grain show very nicely. It has a pleasant feel, as well.
497809
Not easily. It's a clear hard satin finish over stained wood. You'd have to sand it lightly to get any paint to cover well.
1632166
It has a very fine almost plastic/laminate like finish. It would be best to ask at your local paint store which product will work best. My recommendation would be to rough the finish up with a fine sandpaper, clean the dust off, then use a good primer before painting it. I have tried painting similar products with an all in one primer/paint and had really poor results (weak adhesion), hence the separate primer suggestion.