How to restore wooden floors
Wooden planks hav been faded by sunlight over the last 20 years. What are some ways to restore the original shade on texture.
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What kind of wood? Is the fading over the whole area or just part? I'd just sand lightly, vac and wipe with tack cloth, then stain, then poly. There is also a product called Polyshades (Minwax, I think) that is a stain/poly combo.. I had an area of maple flooring that was damaged by water. I bought two shades of craft paint and touched up the blackened area, and then applied poly. Didn't even sand. Maple is racy anyway so the area blended right in with the rest of the floor. You might have to experiment to get the shade you want in an inconspicuous area. Sometimes I dab in and out of two different colours of stain to get what I want. Have colour matched new oak pieces to replace damaged old oak, and some other woods - not sure what they were. Carpenter thought one was ash and couldn't identify the others.
Marion Nesbitt
on Aug 11, 2014
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We rented a sander and sanded and sealed our floors. If it's faded matching the other colors is going to be hard. So why not just do all the floor. If you do decide just to do the faded parts. You need to figure out what kind of wood. Probably just guessing since I can't see your floors is red oak, to match it you need a stain oak and you will need a sealer that has yellow in it. Which wood be yellow shellac. Me I would strip it and use a good stain and even better water base sealer. I know it's a pain but your floors are worth it.
Sherrie
on Aug 11, 2014
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It's simple honestly. But it's work. Vacuuming dust and being patient is hard. The hardest thing is taking everything and storing it in the garage. Since your floor is sealed with polyuthene you might try using the finishing sander to rough it up and reapply poly. Poly ylows when the sun hits it. It might be that simple to fix.
Sherrie
on Aug 12, 2014
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