How to dye

FLOORS

HARDWOOD

The right way!

The number one failure people have when painting their hardwood floors? Use normal dye. Normal dyeing is not made to withstand the daily barrage of wear and tear underfoot. Wet feet, gravel, high heels, friction… In a short time, the stain is worn down to the wood and looks terrible.

Which dye to use

You should use a “floor stain”, which is something that forms a solid film on the surface much like a lacquer. Actually, that's what it is, a pigmented hairspray.

Unfortunately, these floor stains can be quite expensive, as they have the normal polyurethane base for a hard finish, plus the pigment to give it the color.

Benefits of hardwood floor staining

The benefit of staining hardwood floors is that an opaque finish can cover up a myriad of issues. For example, the floor pictured on the left had a number of yellow spots and other imperfections. All were completely unnoticeable after painting the floor with floor stain.

I was using the cheap floor sealer at the customer's request. I was concerned that it seemed to have the same texture as emulsion wall stain. However, it was very easy to apply with quick drying times.

The right dyes

Although there are floor stain manufacturers, our experts provide you with an abundant choice of beautiful colors because they know what is good. Of course, it will cost you a little more but you won't regret!

Fortunately, the process is largely the same as normal sanding and lacquering, but instead you use stain. Always be sure to check if your stain needs priming, how many coats of solid stain it needs, how long the drying time is, whether or not to lightly sand between coats. Make sure you do things correctly.

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A dye not to be missed!

The great thing about staining hardwood floors is the fact that you can simply recoat whenever you want and it's extremely forgiving. You can't ruin everything!

One final thought to keep in mind is that the stain penetrates every little crack and crevice in the floor. If you decide at any time after staining the floor, that you want to restore the natural beauty of the wood, it may still be littered with stain dots and lines.