How to make beams look like knotty pine

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How to make beams look like knotty pine

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Following are instructions on how to make a beam look like knotty pine.

Note: If you are staining unfinished timber or unfinished sandblasted beams, you will need to prime them first with Primer.

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Pick a desired water based stain for the knot. For this example we used Minwax American Walnut.	Apply the stain over Knot area. Remember to blot off any extra paint with a rag.	After the stain has fully dried, you will need a pine colored stain. For this example we used MinWax English English Oak.

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Apply the pine colored colored stain to the beam. Remember to gentely wipe off any extra stain to desired effect.	Lastly, let the beam dry and your done!