Hello-
So I am in the midst of refinishing my oak floors.

I thoroughly sanded them and they are nice and clean and even.
I then applied a Minwax stain (red oak) to them last night.
I took my time and the floors came out beautifully.

I wanted to start polyurethaning them this evening, about 24hrs. after
the staining.
Prior to laying down the polyurethane, I wiped down the floor with tack
rags dampened with mineral spirits, like the Minwax can said.

Now I have streaks in my floor where I wiped it with the tack rags!!!!!
A little bit of stain came up as I wiped, and now I fear that I made
the stain uneven.

The color is consistent, but the streaks are more like some areas are
shiny and others are dull.

Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for the help.

"Sue" wrote in message
Prior to laying down the polyurethane, I wiped down the floor with tack
rags dampened with mineral spirits, like the Minwax can said.

Now I have streaks in my floor where I wiped it with the tack rags!!!!!
A little bit of stain came up as I wiped, and now I fear that I made
the stain uneven.

The color is consistent, but the streaks are more like some areas are
shiny and others are dull.

Sounds like you have too much stain where you did not wipe or too much
mineral spirits. Wipe a dry rag over the entire area and it may even out.
The mineral spirits may flash off anyway. Worse case scenario is you put on
a thin coat of stain again and wipe the entire area with dry rags, not one
in mineral spirits.

"Prior to laying down the polyurethane, I wiped down the floor with
tack
rags dampened with mineral spirits, like the Minwax can said."

I have never done this. I thought the proper procedure was to put the
stain on it. Then wait about a half an hour, then wipe it with a
clean, dry cloth. Then wait a day then put down the polyeurethane.