vyacheslav
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Hello,
I recently stained my dining room floor and the results were great! You can refer to this thread:
http://www.houserepairtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21793
I used a Minwax Oil Based Stain and gave it two coats. I applied with a foam, chisel point brush and I did not wipe it off after application. User slownsteady was right on the thread above, each coat took 96 hours to fully dry. My original floor must have been sealed back in the day, because I was using a damp rag to clean it up before staining and a few drops of water spilled on the original floor and beaded up. After the first coat dried, it looked like 50 different shades of brown, but after I purposely put the second coat on a little thicker, it evened out beautifully!
I have begun using an oil based (Minwax) satin finish polyurethane to protect the finish. I plan on using about 4 coats, then using 000 Steel Wool to get everything super smooth and even, then using the final two coats as a gloss (Minwax).
My question is, after the first coat of satin poly was dry, there was a haze on the floor, almost like I had put car wax on it and it needed to be buffed off. I rubbed the floor with my finger to feel the finish and the spot I rubbed became “clean”, like rubbing your finger on a dirty window. I took towels and “buffed” the floor by hand. The haze came off and nothing came up on the towels. I just applied the second coat of satin poly. Is this just how the poly dries when it reacts with the stain? Should I see less haze after this coat because it’s drying on top of itself rather than on the stain directly?
I’ll be steel wooling the floor anyway and finishing with a gloss, so the haze doesn’t concern me now, at least appearance wise. I just want to make sure it’s not a sign of trouble or cause for concern.
Thanks!
V
I recently stained my dining room floor and the results were great! You can refer to this thread:
http://www.houserepairtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21793
I used a Minwax Oil Based Stain and gave it two coats. I applied with a foam, chisel point brush and I did not wipe it off after application. User slownsteady was right on the thread above, each coat took 96 hours to fully dry. My original floor must have been sealed back in the day, because I was using a damp rag to clean it up before staining and a few drops of water spilled on the original floor and beaded up. After the first coat dried, it looked like 50 different shades of brown, but after I purposely put the second coat on a little thicker, it evened out beautifully!
I have begun using an oil based (Minwax) satin finish polyurethane to protect the finish. I plan on using about 4 coats, then using 000 Steel Wool to get everything super smooth and even, then using the final two coats as a gloss (Minwax).
My question is, after the first coat of satin poly was dry, there was a haze on the floor, almost like I had put car wax on it and it needed to be buffed off. I rubbed the floor with my finger to feel the finish and the spot I rubbed became “clean”, like rubbing your finger on a dirty window. I took towels and “buffed” the floor by hand. The haze came off and nothing came up on the towels. I just applied the second coat of satin poly. Is this just how the poly dries when it reacts with the stain? Should I see less haze after this coat because it’s drying on top of itself rather than on the stain directly?
I’ll be steel wooling the floor anyway and finishing with a gloss, so the haze doesn’t concern me now, at least appearance wise. I just want to make sure it’s not a sign of trouble or cause for concern.
Thanks!
V