WOODEN BOAT RESTORATION - How to Stain your Wooden Boat

We are staining the 1929 26' Chris Craft Custom Runabout and thought it was a good opportunity to share our process. This process using the Wood Kote Jel'd Stain will work on any wooden boat and comes in a lot of assorted colors you can mix to get that perfect color. Thanks for tuning into my channel! I know from experience that getting started and working through a restoration of an antique or classics runabout can be a daunting task and sometimes you do not know where to start. You may also find that you just get stuck on finding out how to complete a task you have never done before. Well, you have come to the right place! My channel is designed to help you get through the restoration and give you step by step instructions along with some tips and trick to get your task done and enjoying your boat out on the water. If you have any questions or want to see a specific video, please leave me a description of what you are interested in, and I will try to answer them. Have a great day, and keep restoring! Thank you for watching!!!
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[@bertlewis8688]

The finer the grit the lighter the stain will be to find closest up the grain

[@stephent1117]

She is a beautiful boat. hope we get to see her on the water. Great job and best wishes from the UK.

[@MikeGreenStudioWorks]

Thanks for watching. She is in the varnish process now and will recive about 18 to 20 coats onf varnish. It will then be wired and interior will be installed. It will take about a year to acomplish but I will give an updat at some point.

[@shadetreemechanicracing22]

I've almost pulled the trigger on two chriscrafts. I really love the look of these boats. I think I am going to build my own replica.

[@zachmiller1762]

Mike - I have been wanting to try out the gel stain, seeing this makes me want to try it before using up the interlux I have. Thanks for the videos!

[@glassgoat9601]

Mike, enjoyed the video. I haven’t had a chance to watch too many yet, so maybe you’ve already addressed this. I would bring the music level down a lot in comparison to your voice level. You’re getting real good “shop” sounds and voiceover, sometimes it’s best to let those things speak for themselves. Take it for what it’s worth.

[@frederic1000001]

Hello Mike, could you tell me which wood filler to use to fill holes and interspaces between pieces of wood. Something like this white filler you use : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pabGaYePp6ahqtE I'm looking for something smooth enough to not crack when the wood eventually changes of volume and porous enough to accept stain and not be too visible once varnished. Thanks from France.

[@warrenwalker8170]

nice- but music not required

[@Predikant]

Agreed, the continual cacophony is an annoyance and is not in keeping with a presentation of this nature.

[@donhuffer4637]

So, only sand to 100. As a fine woodworker I would say thats not enough but I guess with that amount of stain you would need a lot more bite.

[@MikeGreenStudioWorks]

It,s really 2 reasons you don't go finer. If you really want a darker deep color you need to have the wood except the stain more, so if you sand with 100 you would get a darker color then say 600 grit where the stain can't penetrate as much and you wipe most of it off. Also the first couple of coat will bond better to the wood if it has some tooth to it. Thanks for watching.

[@donhuffer4637]

@@MikeGreenStudioWorks i understand.

[@DR-um2bv]

What type of stain is that, Minwax is telling me that the only stain for exterior is gel stain. Like it's in the Bible on page 1 of genius. I see most 99.99% of stains say interior they're saying all other gonna fade no matter of top coat

[@MikeGreenStudioWorks]

We use Wood Kote Gel Stain which is the correct color for a Chris Craft. Its very easy to use but no stain will hold up on its own so it's only protection is the finish like varnish. They will all fade over time but if protected well like 10+ coats of varnish its going to take years. You can find the stain and varnish we use here: www.mgstudioworks.com/

[@DR-um2bv]

@Mike Green thanks for your time, just realizing that I need to stay away from Minwax and home improvement store wood stain. They only as decent as they have to be

[@paulbriggs3072]

@@DR-um2bv The fade resistance of many stains is in fact lightfast. This is because iron oxides are commonly used such as burnt sienna which gives a rich translucent mahogany tone. These are so inexpensive that even cheapskate companies buy them and their lightfast ratings are AA - the highest. The stain itself may wear away in the weather but not from UV light. But maybe some places don't use them.