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Streaks in refinished floor Sue 11-27-2006
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Posted by Sue on November 27, 2006, 9:42 pm


Hello-
So I am in the midst of refinishing my oak floors.

I thoroughly sanded them and they are nice and clean and even.
I then applied a Minwax stain (red oak) to them last night.
I took my time and the floors came out beautifully.

I wanted to start polyurethaning them this evening, about 24hrs. after
the staining.
Prior to laying down the polyurethane, I wiped down the floor with tack
rags dampened with mineral spirits, like the Minwax can said.

Now I have streaks in my floor where I wiped it with the tack rags!!!!!
A little bit of stain came up as I wiped, and now I fear that I made
the stain uneven.

The color is consistent, but the streaks are more like some areas are
shiny and others are dull.

Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for the help.


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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on November 27, 2006, 10:22 pm



> Prior to laying down the polyurethane, I wiped down the floor with tack
> rags dampened with mineral spirits, like the Minwax can said.
>
> Now I have streaks in my floor where I wiped it with the tack rags!!!!!
> A little bit of stain came up as I wiped, and now I fear that I made
> the stain uneven.
>
> The color is consistent, but the streaks are more like some areas are
> shiny and others are dull.

Sounds like you have too much stain where you did not wipe or too much
mineral spirits. Wipe a dry rag over the entire area and it may even out.
The mineral spirits may flash off anyway. Worse case scenario is you put on
a thin coat of stain again and wipe the entire area with dry rags, not one
in mineral spirits.



Posted by on November 28, 2006, 11:56 am


"Prior to laying down the polyurethane, I wiped down the floor with
tack
rags dampened with mineral spirits, like the Minwax can said."

I have never done this. I thought the proper procedure was to put the
stain on it. Then wait about a half an hour, then wipe it with a
clean, dry cloth. Then wait a day then put down the polyeurethane.


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