First Coat Of Floor Stain Uneven

Should i proceed and lightly sand and put on second coat of polyurethane.

First coat of floor stain uneven.

This morning the wood floor looks blotchy. On two of four of the boards i m getting a real uneven stain. Every thing was going fine until today when i started staining the the large mop boards. Occasionally however you need to refinish the.

They are three piece total for the floor boards. If your stain looks blotchy or uneven on your floors it was probably caused by poor application technique or poor wood preparation. The stain came out beautiful. Applying polyurethane in even coats is a crucial though not always simple task.

Uneven rough and blotchy first coats troubleshooting. Hardwood floors in a home create charm style and resale value with very little maintenance. Hi i am currently refinishing all my woodwork in a spare bedroom on the first floor. The color coats of gel stain will then go on like a toning glaze all on the surface.

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. That s any thick stain applied over a film finish covering the blotched stain. Rest assured that this is completely normal for your early coat s of waterlox original tung oil finishes. When it comes to finishing furniture or hardwood floors polyurethane is the key to protecting and preserving the stain.

I waited a week before i put the first coat of satin oil polyurethane pro finisher by parks on the floor last night. How to fix an uneven stain on refinished wood floors. 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. Leopard looking very blotchy and very uneven.

Begin by applying a full strength sealer coat of the same finish you ll use for your top coats. Some areas of wood are more porous than others and end grain never stains to match the face. 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. My first coats of waterlox original sealer finish look uneven rough and blotchy is this normal a.

Typically two to three coats are used with sanding in between coats to even them out. Waterlox original tung oil finishes are penetrating oil finishes.