How Do You Stain With Acrylic Paints?
Staining wood with acrylic paints—or “pickling”—is just as hard as staining wood with oils, gels or dyes. It uses pigment as opposed to the aforementioned methods. While the stain does not seep into the grain of the wood as easily, using acrylic paint opens up the options for coloring your unfinished wood. Dust the wood with a cloth to remove debris. Sand the wood along its grain (the fibers that stretch the length of the wood). Begin sanding with 80-grit, then 120-grit, then 180-grit; this should leave the suface smooth to the touch. Dust the wood again to remove any dust from the sanding process. Apply the pre-stain conditioner to the wood with your brush evenly to avoid staining unevenly. Fill the paint bucket with the acrylic paint. It is best to overestimate how much you need than underestimate. The recommended measurement for paint per square foot is that one gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet. So, if you have an estimated 175 square feet to cover, the recommended max
