They are three piece total for the floor boards.
First coat of floor stain uneven.
Should i proceed and lightly sand and put on second coat of polyurethane.
Hi i am currently refinishing all my woodwork in a spare bedroom on the first floor.
Every thing was going fine until today when i started staining the the large mop boards.
A woodworker applies his first coat of varnish.
Begin by applying a full strength sealer coat of the same finish you ll use for your top coats.
The stain came out beautiful.
That s any thick stain applied over a film finish covering the blotched stain.
On two of four of the boards i m getting a real uneven stain.
There is a general finishes color i use called new pine that is very neutral but seals the wood.
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.
Applying polyurethane in even coats is a crucial though not always simple task.
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.
Uneven rough and blotchy first coats troubleshooting.
I waited a week before i put the first coat of satin oil polyurethane pro finisher by parks on the floor last night.
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.
Rest assured that this is completely normal for your early coat s of waterlox original tung oil finishes.
Waterlox original tung oil finishes are penetrating oil finishes.
How to fix an uneven stain on refinished wood floors.
If your floors have not yet been coated with lacquer or varnish.
This morning the wood floor looks blotchy.
When it comes to finishing furniture or hardwood floors polyurethane is the key to protecting and preserving the stain.
Hardwood floors in a home create charm style and resale value with very little maintenance.
Leopard looking very blotchy and very uneven.
Typically two to three coats are used with sanding in between coats to even them out.
The color coats of gel stain will then go on like a toning glaze all on the surface.