Strip And Stain Wood Floors

I m sharing how to restain wood without stripping today.

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. 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. But i really don t want to sand them. Work along with the grain of the wood.

You must remove the darker stain by sanding using a stripper first. Varnishes are made from powerful solvents though and simply applying general cleaning solutions will not remove the coating. I use a simple product and a simple process to do this. Coarse sandpaper is best for stripping away the wood finish.

White vinegar hydrogen peroxide and baking soda. 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. Take 100 grit sandpaper and sand the finish above the stain.

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. And if your floor is colored with wood stain you ll be left with light colored strips where the stain has been rubbed off. Remove the wood finish over the stain with 100 grit sandpaper.

Apply the stripper with a paintbrush. There are commercial products you can use to remove pet stains from your hardwood floor. Apply a thick layer of the stain stripper to the wood using a paintbrush. The most troublesome hardwood floor stains are those that affect the wood itself.

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. Photo 8 shows how a solid wood floor can buckle in high humidity. Wait for the finish to bubble up and then scrape it with a paint scraper.

There are also home remedies that have successfully been used to clear the stain. If removing stain from wood floors use painter s tape along the seams where the walls meet the floor. If you want to take on the task yourself there are multiple methods. Continue sanding until you reach the bare wood.

They are usually the result of standing water and are most likely to occur when the finish has worn thin.