TintyMinty: Wood Stain

TintyMinty is your ultimate digital wood restoration journal, stain matching assistant, and finishing coverage calculator. Designed for DIY furniture restorers, woodworkers, upcyclers, and craft makers, TintyMinty turns messy wood refinishing into an organized, repeatable process.

Preview stain tones on bare wood photos, track sanding grit sequences, calculate exact oil and varnish volumes, and manage drying schedules with interactive studio tools.

Key Features and Wood Restoration Tools

Wood Grain Camera & Stain Tone Matcher

• Wood Species Identifier: Snap photos of raw wood grain to log species traits (Oak, Pine, Walnut, Teak, Mahogany, Birch).
• Visual Stain Overlay: Preview semi-transparent stain and oil tones directly over photos of sanded wood to test color matching.
• Sanding Progress Scanner: Capture close-up photos at each sanding stage (P80, P120, P220, P320) to track surface smoothness.

Coverage & Material Calculators

• Finish Volume Calculator: Instantly calculate required milliliters or fluid ounces of wood stain, Danish oil, or polyurethane varnish based on total surface area.
• Wood Absorbency Engine: Automatically adjust coverage estimates based on wood porosity (e.g., high-absorption pine vs. dense hard maple).
• Project Costing Ledger: Log costs of sandpaper, strippers, stains, and hardware to track profit margins on flipped furniture.

Drying Timers & Curing Calendar

• Coat Drying Countdown: Set automated alerts for recoat windows between stain coats or varnish layers (4 to 24 hours).
• Oil Polymerization Tracker: Monitor full cure timelines for tung oil, boiled linseed oil, and hardwax finishes (up to 14 days).
• Multi-Coat Maintenance Calendar: Schedule annual re-oiling and maintenance reminders for outdoor wooden furniture and butcher blocks.

Restoration Gallery & Project Vault

• Before & After Timeline: Save high-resolution step-by-step photos from initial finish stripping to final wax buffing.
• Finish Compatibility Guide: Access instant safety reference tables to check if water-based topcoats can go over oil-based stains.
• Complete Offline Access: Log projects, run calculators, and view saved photo workflows in your workshop without an internet connection.

Designed for:

• DIY enthusiasts restoring vintage chairs, tables, and wooden cabinets.
• Furniture flippers tracking restoration costs, sanding steps, and resale photos.
• Woodworkers calculating exact oil coverage and managing coat drying times.