I used a brand-new stain buffer for my SDS-PAGE gel for about 15 minutes. and after that, I put the gel in disdain buffer for about 48hours, but the gel is still dark blue
Hello dear, Please check the concentration of your new buffer. Maybe it needs to be diluted or the destain buffer has a problem so you need to make a fresh one.
I encountered such problem with Coomassie blue and I changed the destain buffer twice for the same gel.
Manuele Martinelli , based on experience at the same concentration methanol isn't any better than ethanol in staining or destaing gels. Methanol is just more toxic and conventional but not better.
I'm completelly agree with @adron. for staining ethanol is better than metanol and for destaining ..you can use just milliq water...eith microwave..destaining with water is safe and fast