Staining Apple Boxes

Each apple box should be done as a one piece flow and each apple box will take about 20-25 minutes and 1 hour to dry.

Materials Needed

• Power sander
• 60 grit sand paper
• 2 combo stands
• 2 Big Ben clamps
• 8' speedrail
• Traditional Cherry Stain
• Paint sealant
• Clean rag
• Leaf blower
• Mask
• Gloves
• White trick line
• Scrap cardboard or foamcore
• Cart

Prep

• Set up your sanding station on a cart
• While wearing a dust mask use 60 grit sandpaper and sand off the previous coating on all 6 sides. This takes about 12 minutes.
• Blow off all the sawdust with the leaf blower

Stain

• Set up 2 combo stands with big ben clamps and span an 8' piece of speedrail between them.
• Lay down your cardboard/foamcore to catch drips
• Tie up each apple box with trick line
• Put on gloves
• Dip a clean rag into the traditional cherry stain and apply a light even coating to all 6 sides.
• Allow to dry for 1 hour
• Seal the stain and return to shelf.