How To Properly Apply Floor Stain

Use a rag or cloth instead of a sponge which may absorb the stain.

How to properly apply floor stain.

Rubbing or brushing against the direction of the grain will help fill deep pores with stain. Apply stain according to label directions with a brush or rag working the stain into the wood. Apply your stain using a natural bristled brush going with the grain of the wood. Stain can be applied with a bristle brush a foam brush or a cloth.

Use a rag or paint roller to apply a penetrating stain. Remove excess with a rag ensuring again that you wipe in the direction of the grain. Follow the grain of the wood. Once the floor has dried apply the stain evenly.

When applying the cloth should be wet but not dripping. On woods with large open pores such as oak mahogany and ash increase your pressure to work the stain into the pores. Apply the stain dip rag or sponge into stain and apply stain to floor going with the grain rather than against. Use a swirling motion to apply the stain but when you wipe off residue move the rag only in the direction of the wood grain to avoid cross grain swipe marks.

8 let stain penetrate according to the label s directions. How to stain a wooden floor like a pro. Select a stain that won t raise the grain of the wood or you ll have to sand the floor after applying the finish. Work from one side of the room to the other frequently wringing out rag or sponge so coverage is even and stain doesn t pool on floor.

Apply the stain color with one rag and keep a second rag handy for wiping off excess stain. If you re using a waterbased stain buffing usually is not recommended. The drying time is at least 8 hours. Still other contractors apply stain by squirting the floor with stain out of a clean condiment bottle and spreading it with a white pad on the buffer.

Yes you re going to be tempted to use a roller it s a lot faster to cover all that area with a roller than to paint it on by hand but the brush will do a better job of getting the stain into the grain of the wood. How you apply the stain onto the wood cross grain or with the grain is less important than applying plenty of it. Here we re using rags but some people prefer lambswool applicators. Test on a piece of scrap wood.

Try to apply as even a coating as possible. Then apply a floor finish.