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Periodic Re-stirring and Checking for Settling

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Fence makeover with Expert Stain. Make sure you stir before use. #todaystip #handyman #fencemakeover

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What happens here

Tint in stain can settle fairly rapidly, even during the application process. To maintain consistent color throughout your project, periodically re-stir the stain. The video suggests leaving the paint mixer in the stain and briefly re-stirring multiple times throughout the day. To ensure no tint has settled at the very bottom, use a separate, narrower stir stick (like a Sherwin-Williams stir stick shown) to scrape the bottom of the bucket and pull it up. This allows you to visually confirm that all tint has been incorporated into the main liquid, preventing lighter or uneven coats.

Goal: Maintain consistent stain color throughout the project

Tools and materials

  • 5-gallon bucket — Container for the stain
  • Cordless Drill DeWalt — Powering the paint mixer attachment
  • Paint Mixer — Efficiently mixing the stain during re-stirring
  • Stain — The primary material being prepared for application
  • Stir Stick Sherwin-Williams — Manually checking and scraping the bottom for settled tint

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So definitely want to make sure you stir it. I typically leave this in the stain and I stir it periodically, because you do get to settling down at the bottom, you'll fairly rapidly. So throughout the day, I'll stir it multiple times. And typically what I do, too, I'll have a stir stick to see if there's a lot of tent settled on the bottom. So I'll scrape the bottom and just bring my stir stick up. And as you can see, there's a little bit of tent on the bottom, my stir stick. So they're definitely right there. There's definitely tent down there. I want to make sure I'm on the bottom.

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