Partly stained wooden floor
Interior: Sometimes when an old wooden floor has been partly stained you need a bit of Resene know how to fix the situation.
Ways with wood with Mark Rayner – Project 99
Difficulty level: Challenging
You will need
- A combination of two Resene Colorwood colours to closely match the existing floor stain – we used Resene Deep Oak and Resene Mahogany
- Clean cloths
- Old wooden floor which is partly stained and part bare wood
- Paint stirrers
- Paintbrush
- Resene Qristal ClearFloor 1K satin
- Rubber gloves
- Sandpaper
- Tools for removing old staples
To get the look: Mark painted the background wall with Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Quarter Thorndon Cream.
Other ideas: If matching a previously stained black floor, simply use Resene Colorwood tinted to Resene Pitch Black.
How to fix a partly stained wooden floor
Step one
Carefully remove any staples from the old floor.
Step two
Lightly sand the entire floor, both the area of bare wood and the previously stained part.
Step three
Wipe off any sanding residue with a clean damp cloth and allow to dry.
Step four
Carefully stir the Resene Colorwood tinted to Resene Deep Oak.
Step five
Carefully stir the Resene Colorwood tinted to Resene Mahogany.
Step six
Wearing rubber gloves, apply both Resene Colorwood colours to the area of bare wood using a clean cloth, mixing them directly on the wood as you go and working in the direction of the grain. Once you get a good colour match to the existing stain, leave for a few minutes and then wipe off any excess with a clean cloth. Leave to dry.
Step seven
Carefully stir the Resene Qristal ClearFloor 1K.
Step eight
Apply three or four coats of Resene Qristal ClearFloor 1K to the entire floor area allowing a minimum of two hours for each coat to dry.
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