Steel wool and vinegar stain question

[cutty]

Do you heat/boil and then strain before applying?

[Rākau]

I have never heated it or strained it and it has worked well for me. but straining will help get bits of grit out.

[osage outlaw]

I did not heat it.  I did strain it through an old shirt

[George Tsoukalas]

I just applied it. Jawge

[Weylin]

no heating for me. 1 quart of white vinegar, 1 pad of 0000 steel wool and a week or two of dissolving. Don't put the lid on tight while it's dissolving, it builds up pressure. I might try straining it, hadn't done that before...

[George Tsoukalas]

Good point, Weylin. It is a chemical reaction which generates Hydrogen gas which is flammable. Jawge

[Eric Krewson]

I don't know about iron/vinegar solution but when I use iron nitrate or ferric nitrate I let the stain dry and go over the area with a heat gun to blush the stain, this changes the color to a rich brown. After the finish is applied the color and grain really stands out.

Not bows but here is how it works;

Left side stained, right side blushed and the finished wood in the lower picture.

[Weylin]

Ooh, cool. I want to try a heat gun on the steel/wool vinegar stain to see if it effects it.

[Rākau]

oh neat, I am gonna try the heat trick too! I wonder if it will do anything with the iron oxide finish?