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Originally Posted by winterh
The walls are stained knotty pine and over the years have acquired a great patina. There are areas where I need to replace existing boards and i have tried to match with stains and even tried mixing but I just can't get it close. The old pine has such a nice aged look but filling in an area with new pine will really stand out. Does anyone know a way to get the right shade. Matching paint is easy but the paint store tells me matching stain on old boards is tough.
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Staining boards to match is difficult, as none is exactly like its neighbors. I've tried to do it with a thin water-based stain, but am unhappy with the results. Depending of any finish remaining on your boards, you may not have the option of sanding each board in place. Consider removing each board on the
one wall that doesn't match.
Our interior—
which you've seen—is knotty pine entirely...and after 60 years has turned dark. Each board was nailed with wire brads. (I know, because I was there, helping.
I've thought of carefully removing every board, and removing the old Minwax finish by running each board through an electric planer. The boards can be removed by punching the brads all the way through—then before re-nailing them in place, filling the holes with a light grade of filler—like Plastic Wood
®.
There is a water-based varnish available which
might keep the original bright finish. I've used it with very good effect on Cypress. (Water clean-up, and easy to work with).
