Bleached Cherry Wood Floors

You must sand with the grain in the same direction.

Bleached cherry wood floors.

It s the same brazilian cherry floor in a different room bleached and stained with a satin finish. Refinishing wood like a pro refinishing wood may seem simple. We bleached the pale piece of red oak in the top photo and made three applications to the walnut sample allow the wood to dry thoroughly. To fully bleach the wood the bleaching solution must be able to reach the wood s cells.

Brushing the wood with caustic soda or ammonia. Experts recommend that you avoid bleaching hardwood floors however. Duffy floors proudly serving the boston area since 1927. Household bleach oxalic acid or a two part kit containing hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide.

Choose a method based on the stain composition. Bleaching your hardwood floor is an option when you have stubborn stains that will not disappear. It s really idiot proof. And it s very easy to do.

Sand down any part of the wood floor covered in a protective layer to bare wood. I ve done it many times myself on a lot of the hardwood floors in my house because what that does it that just sort of takes off and roughs up the upper surface of the finish. Sand with 320 or 400 grit sandpaper just enough to remove the fuzzy grain from the surface. The 2nd way to get rid of the red in brazilian cherry is to bleach the floors.

Now i must warn you that you need to hire an installer who is experienced here especially as it s both tricky to refinish brazilian cherry since it s a harder wood and an oily wood and the bleach needs to be applied carefully and consistently. And that is you rent a floor buffer and a sanding screen. After sanding thoroughly clean all dust from the. The neutral palette of a freshly bleached wood can be the starting point of all kinds of funky wood finish treatments like bone or pearl blond mahogany a popular finish in the.

If the wood floor is painted sealed waxed or coated with any type of protective layer this layer must first be removed. Chris president of frank h. Just buy the stain and apply but take it from the furniture makeover experts of hometalk much can be done to enhance the staining process. You can bleach wood as many times as needed to achieve the color you want.

Call 781 395 3418 for a free wood floor estimate. The preferred method for bleaching hardwoods is a two step process. This process often weakens wood fibers making floors more susceptible to the wear of regular foot traffic for more information see quick tips below. Duffy inc shows and d.

First make sure you sand the wood even if you don t see any sort of finish or top coat.