This is part two of how to refinish and stain floors and boy are you in for a treat! Staining your hardwood floors dark is a very scary project so I made sure to share everything we learned through this process, including a BIG mistake and how we solved it without having to refinish and stain our floors over again. We're currently putting a pause on our DIY hardwood refinishing project but there *will* be a part three so stay tuned!
PART ONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ds2ZtA_jXY&t=27s
PART THREE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pOiBp527Qw&t=4s
WATER BASED VS OIL BASED POLY: https://ouraestheticabode.com/water-based-vs-oil-based-polyurethane-floor-finish/
TOOLS & MATERIALS:
Large Tack Clothes: https://rstyle.me/+UeXGhUu8fRYZX2kdCRcaAQ
Broom: https://rstyle.me/+6AARJCV8BCN5TKPs1ZhRZg
Pole Sander: https://rstyle.me/+2p1O84s95rbXp-f0gWGLCA
120 Grit Paper: https://rstyle.me/+FAR5mmTdxO-lkEq7zwlQKg
Floor Applicator: https://rstyle.me/+RUq0fioaPr5FXeVYY-stBQ
Sponge Mop: https://rstyle.me/+tghYMkhqIpV2-GsLCRHs0g
Minwax Provincial Stain: https://rstyle.me/+RWSot-Pxb_G7MJ2Kkt5vGg
Water-Based Poly: https://www.cityfloorsupply.com/f/loba-easy-finish-satin-1-gallon/375/29713
Dust Free Sanding Hack: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CofXqqZJy_C/
The Professional Floor Refinisher: https://www.youtube.com/@HardwoodFloorRefinishing101
LET'S BE FRIENDS 👯
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CHAPTERS:
0:16 - Water vs. oil based stain samples
0:43 - Why I chose oil based stain for our hardwood floors
1:10 - Intro
2:03 - Prep before staining hardwood floors
3:42 - How to stain hardwood floors
8:52 - Our BIG mistake
9:35 - What we would do differently
11:56 - How we corrected this mistake
13:26 - Applying the polyurethane
14:23 - Issues with the polyurethane
16:16 - Why is my poly turning white??
17:17 - Stain bleed back
17:44 - How we solved the issue
18:33 - Our next project
19:08 - Staining hardwood floors before and after
20:41 - Bloopers
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