Ebony Stain On Oak Floor

Due to this high demand last year duraseal introduced a new color to their line up called true black and it is striking.

Ebony stain on oak floor.

The staircase and adjacent room are a oak hardwood we are looking to stain them should they match if so it would be ebony stain. View all hardwood floor products. Scrape the entire stained layer out of the wood s surface. Wipe up wood dust with a dry microfiber cloth or use the best hardwood vacuum machine.

If the wood floor isn t sealed finished or polished you can sand off until the stain is gone. The oil is to prevent scratches on the wood floor. The refinisher came and indicated that red oak floors are very difficult to get to a deep ebony finish. And of course many people choose a 50 50 blend of true black and ebony.

Above you can see true black left vs ebony right. The darker the stain the more likely it is that water penetrated through the protective layers of finish and into the wood itself. 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. Ebony is a very cool color but the stain is translucent so you can still see the graining on the wood.

When this tannic acid comes into contact with water specifically tap water which contains iron a dark stain appears on the wood. You may also scrub the area with a lemon oil soaked wool scrub brush. This post is sponsored by minwax. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark.

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. Above right you can see duraseal true black 199. 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. He suggested coffee brown instead but it s not as dark as i would like.

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. Ebony is a very cool toned color but you can still see the graining of the oak. 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. You can play the waiting game and wait 2 3 days to see if the stain goes away on its own.

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.