Wood Stain For Stairs
For the black we used General Finishes Gel Stain with the General Finishes High Performance flat as the top coat which gave the treads a painted look while allowing the natural wood grain to show.
Wood stain for stairs. Most stairways have handrails running alongside the steps for safety reasons and with indoor wooden stairs these too are usually made from wood that will need to be sanded for a new stain. Applying Stains on the Newly Sanded Treads Try to start from the very top stair treads to prevent unwanted footsteps. This allows people to still get upstairs since the stain takes a long time to dry.
Wood staining is the process of enhancing the color of the wood to bring out the visibility of its beautiful natural grain. Another popular wood stain for interior use is from Minwax. Pick one and go with it.
Black Gel Stain Stair Makeover Decided to do away with the dated carpeted wood stairs and go with a modern jet black and and white look. Stay tuned next week Ill be sharing my stair makeover reveal on Royal Building Products website. If your home features are darker go with a darker wood stain.
The Minwax stain penetrates deep into the wood enhancing its natural grain and it delivers rich color in just one coat. Adding a fresh coat of stain can really bring out the beauty in a wooden staircase. Never mix the two.
Before you start staining read the instructions on the stain container. For example if your decor wall paint and other home features like furniture are lighter in color choose a lighter wood stain. Although water-based stains can be applied over an oil base but only after 24 hours or longer to ensure the oil-based stain is completely dry and no longer emitting dangerous fumes.
Transform Pine and Oak stairs with a seaside driftwood look or something altogether darker richer and more exotic. Then apply 2 coats of the stain and 2 coats of the varnish. Wrap the sandpaper around the rails as well as an spindles and rub up and down repeatedly working the paper into smaller crevices as needed.