Strip And Stain Wood Floors

Make sure the coat of stain stripper is even and thick.

Strip and stain wood floors.

Continue sanding until you reach the bare wood. And if your floor is colored with wood stain you ll be left with light colored strips where the stain has been rubbed off. I use a simple product and a simple process to do this. You must remove the darker stain by sanding using a stripper first.

They are usually the result of standing water and are most likely to occur when the finish has worn thin. Photo 8 shows how a solid wood floor can buckle in high humidity. Apply the stripper with a paintbrush. If removing stain from wood floors use painter s tape along the seams where the walls meet the floor.

To remove it dampen a soft fine grade steel wool pad with more paint stripper and rub it against the wood following the wood grain then wipe off the softened stain with a rag. There are also home remedies that have successfully been used to clear the stain. Remove the wood finish over the stain with 100 grit sandpaper. Varnishes are made from powerful solvents though and simply applying general cleaning solutions will not remove the coating.

The most troublesome hardwood floor stains are those that affect the wood itself. White vinegar hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. Wait for the finish to bubble up and then scrape it with a paint scraper. You need to remove the finish to bleach these black stains out of the wood and the best way to do that is to sand the affected area by hand with 120 grit sandpaper.

Then carefully brush it across the surface of the wood you want to remove stain from until the entire surface is covered. But smaller ridges where the wood strips cup slightly or one plank sits a bit higher than the next can cause just as much trouble. Dip the paintbrush in the container of stain stripper so it s fully soaked. But i really don t want to sand them.

There are commercial products you can use to remove pet stains from your hardwood floor. White vinegar deodorizes and also disinfect therefore the best to remove the stain together with the odor. We actually installed the shaw vinyl wood floors in the house hello 2 great danes a pool kids husband that. When removing wood stain with chemical stripper wear protective gloves safety goggles and old clothes with long sleeves to protect your skin.

Cured finishes such as polyurethane or alkyd varnish won t soften with a solvent so you have to strip them with a chemical wood stripper. After neutralizing the wood stain remover with water you re ready to work on the new stain. Coarse sandpaper is best for stripping away the wood finish. Take 100 grit sandpaper and sand the finish above the stain.

Work along with the grain of the wood.