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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I built a table. But I wanted the stain to be really dark so I really laid it on. The problem is now, in certain parts it's blotchy. And in one area, the stain actually ran down one of the legs when I left.
Can I sand these problem areas with 220 or 320 and salvage it before I put on the polyurethane?
Seems like the best place to ask. I've never sanded actual stain.
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This sounds like you rushed it. Pine is a difficult wood to stain in my experience, or at least a difficult one to get an even stain on.
Sand it back and start over, especially where the run down the leg is - I know it is not what you want to hear.
Like other have mentioned, use the wood conditioner and then do several coats building the stain. It will eventually reach your desired colour.