After the finish dries lightly roughen it in the direction of the grain using 0000 steel wool to provide scratches where pigment particles in the glaze can catch.
First coat of floor stain uneven.
How to fix an uneven stain on refinished wood floors.
Hi i am currently refinishing all my woodwork in a spare bedroom on the first floor.
Hardwood floors in a home create charm style and resale value with very little maintenance.
The stain came out beautiful.
When it comes to finishing furniture or hardwood floors polyurethane is the key to protecting and preserving the stain.
This morning the wood floor looks blotchy.
That s any thick stain applied over a film finish covering the blotched stain.
The color coats of gel stain will then go on like a toning glaze all on the surface.
They are three piece total for the floor boards.
An effective way to seal wood for even gel stain application is to use the lightest available color of gel stain as a first coat.
Leopard looking very blotchy and very uneven.
Uneven rough and blotchy first coats troubleshooting.
Every thing was going fine until today when i started staining the the large mop boards.
If your stain looks blotchy or uneven on your floors it was probably caused by poor application technique or poor wood preparation.
Should i proceed and lightly sand and put on second coat of polyurethane.
On two of four of the boards i m getting a real uneven stain.
To try to correct a staining mishap you can always just start from the beginning with sanding or you can try your hand with a gel stain.
A woodworker applies his first coat of varnish.
Waterlox original tung oil finishes are penetrating oil finishes.
My first coats of waterlox original sealer finish look uneven rough and blotchy is this normal a.
Some areas of wood are more porous than others and end grain never stains to match the face.
Typically two to three coats are used with sanding in between coats to even them out.
There is a general finishes color i use called new pine that is very neutral but seals the wood.
Begin by applying a full strength sealer coat of the same finish you ll use for your top coats.
Occasionally however you need to refinish the.
Applying polyurethane in even coats is a crucial though not always simple task.