Ebony Stain On Oak Floor

He suggested coffee brown instead but it s not as dark as i would like.

Ebony stain on oak floor.

When this tannic acid comes into contact with water specifically tap water which contains iron a dark stain appears on the wood. 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. Above right you can see duraseal true black 199.

Due to this high demand last year duraseal introduced a new color to their line up called true black and it is striking. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. The refinisher came and indicated that red oak floors are very difficult to get to a deep ebony finish. The darker the stain the more likely it is that water penetrated through the protective layers of finish and into the wood itself.

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. We are afraid it will all look to dark is it ok to use jacobean do you think it ebony on stairs and jacobean in adjacent floor of living room. Whether you are installing a new hardwood floor refinishing an old one or just keeping your existing floor looking as good as new minwax has a full range of products to make and keep your floors beautiful. Above you can see true black left vs ebony right.

And of course many people choose a 50 50 blend of true black and ebony. You can play the waiting game and wait 2 3 days to see if the stain goes away on its own. The oil is to prevent scratches on the wood floor. Ebony is a very cool toned color but you can still see the graining of the oak.

Scrape the entire stained layer out of the wood s surface. 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. So if you want extremely dark give this color a try. If the wood floor isn t sealed finished or polished you can sand off until the stain is gone.

This post is sponsored by minwax. View all hardwood floor products. Ebony is a very cool color but the stain is translucent so you can still see the graining on the wood. 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.

How to remove black water stains from wood floors.