I'm in the process of finishing up my first laminate stock. I have a brown/brown laminate that I plan on staining (don't like the light wood color so much). I've seen some talk about sealing the wood. I've decided to go with Tru-Oil to finish the stock but my question is do I have to seal the wood before I start applying Tru-Oil or will the Tru-Oil seal to stock.

Thanks!