Avoiding Light And Dark Spots On Yellow Pine Floors

Yellow pine finishing techniques.

Avoiding light and dark spots on yellow pine floors. The best way to create a pale bleached effect is to treat with a thin coat of diluted white wood dye after sanding. A waxed finish was applied but no polyurethane. My wife and i decided on minwax hickory gel stain because we wanted a darker finish. However it is really the combo of colors on the floors and walls that give the total impression and there is more wall space than floor space.

It has several appealing characteristics including its pleasant natural color. How dark can we go given the doors and stair railings note stairs are stone thanks. Most finishes exacerbate the problem leaving wood which ages to a cigarette yellow tone. It s easy to end up with megablotches and it s hard to avoid grain reversal a peculiar effect that makes stained pine look unnatural.

Antique pine often has a dark mellow color. But when it comes to light a medium toned stain colors wood conditioner just doesn t seem to do much or at least not nearly enough to suit my taste. Most pine species appear naturally yellow although they can appear beige at a glance. Dark stains on pine can look horrible.

Yep i mentioned that above. How to fix a blotchy stain on pine. The home depot paint stain department employee also recommended it along with minwax wood conditioner for staining pine. In addition to blotchiness the softer areas between the grain lines soak up stain like a sponge creating an unnatural look.

Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing. Pine from floors to furniture has graced homes for generations. Wood conditioner works beautifully on pine if i m staining it a dark color with rust oleum stain not minwax. How to stop pine having a yellow orange tone pine takes on a pale yellow orange tone after exposure to sunlight.

The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color. Dark floors tend to work better in larger homes and homes with larger rooms and open floor plans. Yellow pine is a wood commonly used in construction particularly for flooring. I have pictures of the waxed floors bare pine from a closet and the door stairs.

Preventing pine from yellowing beyond its fresh cut state is almost impossible but common oil based polyurethane can give finished pine a deep golden tone. Pine is one of the most common woods used in american homes. Assuming the pine is underneath is good should we stain it a dark color. Experiment with sealing the wood on your next pine project.

But there s one tricky part to working with this wood that takes special care stain.