Bleached Cherry Wood Floors

If the wood floor is painted sealed waxed or coated with any type of protective layer this layer must first be removed.

Bleached cherry wood floors.

Choose a method based on the stain composition. 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. Call 781 395 3418 for a free wood floor estimate. Duffy inc shows and d.

There are three common methods for wood beaching. And that is you rent a floor buffer and a sanding screen. 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. 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. You must sand with the grain in the same direction. And it s very easy to do.

The 2nd way to get rid of the red in brazilian cherry is to bleach the floors. Chris president of frank h. This process often weakens wood fibers making floors more susceptible to the wear of regular foot traffic for more information see quick tips below. You can bleach wood as many times as needed to achieve the color you want.

It s really idiot proof. After sanding thoroughly clean all dust from the. The homeowners loved how the refinished hardwoods turned out and so do we. Bleaching your hardwood floor is an option when you have stubborn stains that will not disappear.

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

First make sure you sand the wood even if you don t see any sort of finish or top coat. The variation in the wood is still visible but its beauty isn t covered up by a blindingly shiny red glaze. It s the same brazilian cherry floor in a different room bleached and stained with a satin finish. 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.

The preferred method for bleaching hardwoods is a two step process.