RE: Removing Red Mahogany Stain

>>I realize it will not be possible to get an exact match,

So, fake it.

Jeff,

I'll tell you what I'd do.
First I would paint the wood a light very cherry color with  Minwax cherry stain. 
Twice if necessary to adequately "mask" the substrate. Then, I would seal 
lightly with a thinned coat of vinyl sealer. After drying (15min.)  I would use 
Minwax Provincial to streak in some lighter areas and whatever else I think
 it needs to match a sample. Finish and all.

I wouldn't waste time on magic. Your client wouldn't know the 
difference between bleached wood or bleached blonds.

Alan Noel


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I wanted to thank all for the tips on getting the red dye stain out of  
the mahogany.  The two part bleach worked MUCH better than the 
concentrated chlorine solution I had tried, plus no odor and 
no chlorine gas either.

THANKS!

Glad to see the system back up~

Johnson





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