Ebony Stain On Oak Floor

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Ebony stain on oak floor.

So if you want extremely dark give this color a try. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. If the wood floor isn t sealed finished or polished you can sand off until the stain is gone. He suggested coffee brown instead but it s not as dark as i would like.

View all hardwood floor products. The refinisher came and indicated that red oak floors are very difficult to get to a deep ebony finish. You can play the waiting game and wait 2 3 days to see if the stain goes away on its own. How to remove black water stains from wood floors.

The oil is to prevent scratches on the wood floor. If it does not you may then cover the stain with a dry cloth and rub the cloth with a steamless hot iron pressed against the floor. Use back and forth strokes technique until the entire stained layer is gone. Ebony is a very cool toned color but you can still see the graining of the oak.

This post is sponsored by minwax. Due to this high demand last year duraseal introduced a new color to their line up called true black and it is striking. He s preparing samples for me and indicated there s a technique using steel wool and vinegar process that he has used before to obtain a dark color. We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains.

If the stain is black you re probably going to need to employ a tougher cleaning method than one you d use for white water stains. The darker the stain the more likely it is that water penetrated through the protective layers of finish and into the wood itself. When this tannic acid comes into contact with water specifically tap water which contains iron a dark stain appears on the wood. Above you can see true black left vs ebony right.

You may also scrub the area with a lemon oil soaked wool scrub brush. Ebony is a very cool color but the stain is translucent so you can still see the graining on the wood. Wipe up wood dust with a dry microfiber cloth or use the best hardwood vacuum machine. Scrape the entire stained layer out of the wood s surface.

Above right you can see duraseal true black 199.