Can I Use Gell Stain For My Hardwood Floors
Yes i did waste much precious time completely sanding my bathroom floor down but my next big flooring project is my kitchen.
Can i use gell stain for my hardwood floors. Using excess amounts or applying multiple coats of stain can cause the stain to bleed back where it wicks back up to the surface of the board as solvent begins to evaporate. While gel stain does go on thick and sit on the surface of the wood i found that you can still see and feel the natural wood grain beneath unlike paint. 2 determine if you want to lighten or darken your piece. The amount of stain that a floor can absorb is finite.
Removing old varnish and stain can give wood a fresh start. With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining. Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish. The quickest way to remove varnish stain without sanding.
Gel stains have a tendency to be quite messy on larger areas of coverage due to the base carrier of the stain therefor a lot of clean up. Is gel stain recommended for hardwood floors or no. If you sand the surface down just to smooth everything out and give the surface a little texture you can wipe on a gel stain. The floor will not get darker if you flood it with an excess of stain or apply a second coat.
This can t be stressed enough as every piece of wood will accept color differently. Generally speaking you can use a cloth rag to wipe away wet gel stain and fine tune the finish as you go but it might be touch and go in tough to reach spots like deep cracks and extreme corners. Sanding is one of the most common methods as it cuts through varnish and. Maybe i m behind the 8 ball in just learning this but i m completely stoked.
The gel stain formula gerneral finishes actually has a little varnish in it and a thin layer will dry on a finished. Been reading your threads color was the driver for the gel stain but the danish dark walnut is very close. My 2 fred clark. I m h o it would be best to stick with the liquid form.
The gel stain allows you to do some light prep and stain right over the existing stained wood. Now speaking of gel stain there is one other thing you can try that will be a little less work. Color testing is especially important when using polyshades over an existing finish because the result will be a combination of the old and new colors. The only drawback i can see for floors is the area to cover.
I m trying to cover the red orange of my red oak. Also my last sanding pass was with 120 grit if i opt for a danish oil instead of gel stain will i still need to resand with 80 grit. I decided i wanted to use the gel stain and not have to sand down to the original wood.