Staining Floors Still Oily After Time

I contacted the builder and purchased a can of the same stain they used.

Staining floors still oily after time. Drying time after the floors are refinished. We put minwax floor stain on the floor last night at 6 p m and today at 1 p m. Stain becomes sticky on a wooden surface because it doesn t have a binder such as you find in paint or varnish. Stain makes sander scratch shockingly visible.

At a minimum you should wait at least 24 hrs before walking on the floors. 48 hours after the job is completed socks only traffic on the floor. The week before had been sunny and dry. Take 0000 grade steel wool.

I recently sanded my white oak floors and used a duraseal quick dry stain. It will seal and dry quickly. You can then apply your polyurethane. For prep i powerwashed the deck and then waited 24 hours to apply the stain.

When the solvent evaporates all that remains is the pigment and the oil that is. For hours 24 48 it s best to wear socks only no shoes no bare feet. That will take up to 30 days to do so underneath the seal coat and poly coatings. To everyone that is referring to the tackiness after applying oil based stain there is a very simple process to remove and have beautiful stain without removing any color.

I now have 3 fans trying to dry. It is still very sticky. And when it does go wrong the only solution is to re sand the floor and start all over from the beginning. Cabot s mahogany flame oil based stain.

We recommend a minimum of 2 days of socks only traffic for floors finished with oil polyurethane. It s been a week with warm and dry weather and parts of the deck still look wet and are tacky and sticky to the touch. Here are four big reasons why. Staining floors especially for first time do it yourselfers is a tricky business.

There was some bleeding of stain between boards which i wiped before applying finish. Keep in mind that although appearing dry the underlying stain is still not cured. Soak it and put it in a none flammable container. After you ve refinished your hardwood floors you need to wait before walking on them and or moving or returning furniture.

If your floors are finished with oil polyurethane there is no traffic at all for a minimum of 24 hours after the job is finished. So light traffic and no heavy items should be placed on the flooring. After wiping the floor diligently and leaving it dry for 3 hrs i returned to apply the first coat of waterborne finish. That s why we do our utmost to talk you out of staining your wood floors.

We haven t used oil poly in a long time. I would dampen a cloth with mineral spirits and wipe off as much of the excess stain as possible.