On Friday, March 22, 2013 7:12:37 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Friday, March 22, 2013 1:44:16 PM UTC-5, MaxD wrote:

On 3/22/2013 11:50 AM, Leon wrote:



On 3/22/2013 9:54 AM, MaxD wrote:



On 3/21/2013 3:35 PM, wrote:



We have sanded our hardwood floors applied the minwax ebony oil based



stain and the results were not nearly as dark as we wanted and they



were uneven and blotchy, we do not want to resand.







I have been reading about india ink and was wondering if I could:



Apply India Ink over the first coat on minwax stain



Then apply 2 coats of semi-gloss floor poly







Would this work? If so, should I used oil or water based poly?







Another option I was considering was adding some of the ebony stain to



the poly, applying 1 coat and then applying 1 coat of just the pure



poly.











I'm having difficulty seeing through my tears to type this. Covering the



grain on Mesquite should be unlawful. You mention in another post that



the Mesquite had an orange tint? Perhaps someone used shellac on it.



Mesquite has beautiful grain and I (personally) wouldn't call it



"orange". I'm almost tempted to offer to come and refinish the floor for



you. Hopefully it can be sanded down to the original wood and given a



clear, water based finish of poly.







Max, wishing he had enough Mesquite to cover the floor in the den. :-(















Fresh sanded Mesquite often has an "orangy" tint.







Leon, I'm trying to picture that. It's been awhile since I've had any



Mesquite to mess with but I guess it could be called, "orangy". ;-)



Well our mesquite floor in OUR house was a light mesqhite wich was a light brown orangy tint.




Update:
Ok I think I understand that I shouldn't use india ink. I will forget about that.

What about if I mix 1:4 ratio of same minwax stain and oil based poly and do one coat...especially in areas that are lighter, then apply coat of oil based poly by itself on top.
Would that work?

Also before doing that I was thinking of using a rag damped with mineral spirits to lightly remove a little stain in one area that is specifically way darker than the rest...

Does anyone think that process would turn out ok?