Pickled White Oak Floors

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Pickled white oak floors.

Pickled floor refinishing without sanding can turn out beautiful with the worn wood magic method read on to find out why. Use a 220 grit sandpaper instead of steel wool when sanding water based finishes because undetected steel fibers can cause rust marks. Use 1 2 country white 1 4 classic grey 1 4 weathered oak. So i wanted to show you how it turned out and also share the whitewash stain formula that i ended up using.

If you want a slightly deeper greige use 1 2 classic grey and 1 2 weathered oak. Red to give each wood the best chance at sporting stain we started our study with minwax s pre stain wood conditioner. Follow the steps below to see how to pickle wood furniture. Feb 8 2018 explore kathy lester s board pickled white floors on pinterest.

The whitewash collects in the darker grain creating a sort of sun bleached negative of the natural wood for a weathered driftwood look. My whitewashed red oak floor isn t finished yet but we did get the most important and definitely the most difficult step finished yesterday the actual whitewashing of the wood floor. A similar technique to whitewashing pickling also involves the application of a white stain that will brighten your wood without completely covering the material. And i bet you ll never guess red oak s undertones.

Because of the large pores and the natural grain pattern of oak this technique is essential for working the stain down into the pores of the wood. Pickling is the best choice for white staining oak. Pickling stains like whitewash are available at most home improvement stores just search specifically for pickling when. When doing multiple sanding and finishing cycles do not re sand the wood until it is completely dry.

If you have oak floors pickling is your best bet. The floor still needs to be polyurethaned and that will happen later this week. White oak white oak is not recommended for bleaching applications because it has a tendency to discolor. My white oak floors are turning out lovely perfect light greige color.

When pickling oak wood again apply the stain with a brush but it s important to wipe the stain against the grain. Along with furniture like the red oak bench shown here pickling is a great choice for pine floors beadboard wainscot and paneled shutters. When you talk about pickled floors first of all you have to determine what is a pickled floor. The best white stain we ve found is bona white.

We have found those to be a bit too watery so they aren t as translucent or white as most people expect. The grey combats the yellow tannin pull from white oak. White oak has the most neutral undertones. This makes a light floor.

Treating raw wood with conditioner helps prevent streaks and blotches by evening out the absorption of oil based stains.