How To Fix Bqd Stain Job On Hardwood Floors

Gel stain glaze darkens the right side of this cherry panel without increasing the contrast caused by blotches.

How to fix bqd stain job on hardwood floors.

Then switch to a 100 percent pigmented stain such as varathane most stains are a mix of dye and pigment. This is my favorite part of the hardwood floor restoration. If you have the right stripper the wood stain will be removed completely. To do it you need strippers which are solvents specifically compounded to dissolve types of wood stains.

Saturate the wood with the solution and wipe it off. Let the stain dry for several hours. Lift the cloth and check to see whether the stain has been bleached away. Wipe dark areas of the floor with mineral spirits or acetone to lift the stain from the wood.

If it hasn t repeat the process. So staining the hardwood floors was a simple job. Most of the time the paint fill up the pores on the surface of the wooden board so it s nearly impossible to get rid of it without special substances. Stain the hardwood floors.

Let it dry for 2 hours. When the solvent evaporates all that remains is the pigment and the oil that is. This may take several applications but eventually the stain will be bleached away. If you have some leftover stain from the last floor refinishing job use that or a closely matching commercial stain.

You can also mix your own stain by adding pigments to lacquer thinner. Restore color to the worn area if necessary by wiping on stain. After the stain is gone rinse the area with household vinegar to neutralize the acid. If you only need a small amount of glaze to fix the blotching problem wipe off the excess stain as you would on bare wood allow it to dry and apply two topcoats photo below.

I repeated this process until i finished the entire floor. Start by stripping off what you can as described above then seal the wood with a water thin mix of de waxed shellac and alcohol. I mentally blocked off 4 10 areas applied my stain waited 10 minutes and removed it with a clean rag. Stain becomes sticky on a wooden surface because it doesn t have a binder such as you find in paint or varnish.

Wipe away any excess moisture and allow the area to dry completely.