21.   A. I think the best thing you can use is a semitransparent preservative stain.

22.   A. Sure, but I personally feel that anything more than a semitransparent stain will not work well.

23.   Actually, you can try one coat of shellac on the knots and then semitransparent stain, and see how well the stain covers the shellac.

24.   All the old finish must be removed for the semitransparent stain to penetrate.

25.   But for your own peace of mind, you can stain it with a semitransparent stain.

26.   But whoever did it at least admitted it was a mistake, and he certainly made matters worse by applying a semitransparent stain over a solid one.

27.   Can I put a white semitransparent stain on that knotty pine?

28.   Can I stain those boards with a semitransparent stain?

29.   Cabot makes semitransparent stains in quarter-pint cans so you can buy several to try to get a match.

30.   Colors are limited with semitransparent stain, and manila is not one of them, but beige is, and might be a fair match.