My father in law is going to give me the hardest time for this post.
How to make a finished stained oak floor darker.
Allow the wood to dry overnight.
There are several simple affordable ways to make wood darker that you can do right at home.
Make it more red or brown without darkening it polyshades can help.
Doing so will remove the color from the edges leaving the project looking.
The color of the original stain and the tinted polyurethane combine creating a darker slightly different shade.
You don t have to pay for new hardwood floors or replace your wooden dresser to get a darker wood look.
If a darker color is what you want you are in the right place.
By using a chemical wood stain or trying.
Black and orange make.
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For example neutralize a light warm maple with a darker oak to neutralize orange.
Using excess amounts or applying multiple coats of stain can cause the stain to bleed back where it wicks back up to the surface of the board as solvent begins to evaporate.
I just had my red white oak hardwood floors stained with 2 coats of ebony dark walnut.
Oak wood has a porous quality to it which makes it very absorbent of staining materials.
Red and white oak are the most common types used in america with white oak being the cheaper variety.
However oak does have a very dramatic grain of the wood which can sometimes give even the darkest stain a streaky effect or the look of highlights.
The table is now a pretty dark brown the grain still shows the spray paint comes out as a very fine mist easy to work with and a coating of spray poly added to the effect.
The amount of stain that a floor can absorb is finite.
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My floor guy uses masterline oil based poly in a satin finish but i can t find much information on this product.
Dampening the surface opens the wood fibers and allows the stain to penetrate more deeply which results in a darker finish.
Wet a dishcloth and wipe down the oak.
They are a really nice dark rich color.
If the wood has been stained but not finished do not scuff or sand.
He loves it so much.