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I start by applying a product available at paint stores called peel stop. This helps fill all the hair line cracks in a dry horn and dries clear. Next i use a waterbase stain by minwax in american walnut. Rub the horn down thoroughly and let it dry approx. 10-15 minutes. Now take it out and rub mud all over the horn. Take a dry rag and remove excess mud and some stain will come off as well. Now hose the horn down real good. Allow that to dry off over a vent and then apply a light coat of lacquer sanding sealer (very light). Let that dry 15 min. and then take a sheet of 120 sand paper and rub the horn down. The stain/mud will come off the high points on the horn exposing the lighter horn beneath. I continue sanding down the high points until you get the desired look you want.
Nice find. Do you stain all of your horns that aren't fresh to start with? And how old is that shed there? What is the oldest a shed has been that you have stained? I am thinking about staining a shed for the first time, i dont want to stain a lot of them just this one big four point that is pretty old and kinda flaky. I am just wondering if it would be possible to stain a shed that old.
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LAST EDITED ON Feb-02-05 AT 11:21PM (MST)[p]That particular horn was a year old i think. Flaky horns are difficult to do. I start by hosing them down and wet sanding all the excess stuff off. This is where the Peel Stop product shines. It will probably take several coats to fill all those fine hairline cracks letting each coat dry overnight. Then follow the steps as usual. The problem you run into is that the american walnut is too dark for a horn that dry. I would go to a lighter stain but stay with the waterbased stain. Also i would probably apply a couple light coats of the sanding sealer rather than just one.
