Strip And Stain Wood Floors

When removing wood stain with chemical stripper wear protective gloves safety goggles and old clothes with long sleeves to protect your skin.

Strip and stain wood floors. 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. White vinegar deodorizes and also disinfect therefore the best to remove the stain together with the odor. Dip the paintbrush in the container of stain stripper so it s fully soaked. Take 100 grit sandpaper and sand the finish above the stain.

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. Apply a thick layer of the stain stripper to the wood using a paintbrush. Varnishes are made from powerful solvents though and simply applying general cleaning solutions will not remove the coating. Remove the wood finish over the stain with 100 grit sandpaper.

You must remove the darker stain by sanding using a stripper first. I use a simple product and a simple process to do this. We actually installed the shaw vinyl wood floors in the house hello 2 great danes a pool kids husband that. Make sure the coat of stain stripper is even and thick.

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. White vinegar hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. I m sharing how to restain wood without stripping today. Photo 8 shows how a solid wood floor can buckle in high humidity.

Coarse sandpaper is best for stripping away the wood finish. Continue sanding until you reach the bare wood. 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. If you want to take on the task yourself there are multiple methods.

And if your floor is colored with wood stain you ll be left with light colored strips where the stain has been rubbed off. But i really don t want to sand them. Apply the stripper with a paintbrush. After neutralizing the wood stain remover with water you re ready to work on the new stain.

If removing stain from wood floors use painter s tape along the seams where the walls meet the floor. Wait for the finish to bubble up and then scrape it with a paint scraper. The most troublesome hardwood floor stains are those that affect the wood itself. There are also home remedies that have successfully been used to clear the stain.

There are commercial products you can use to remove pet stains from your hardwood floor.