staining pine floorboards
 

Hi there

this is my first post and I wondered if anyone could give me some advice.

I have just finished sanding the floorboards in my Victorian house, and they have come out a beautiful light yellow pine colour.

I have just been experimenting in one corner with various types of varnish - ronseal clear satin outdoor varnish, sadolin clear and danish oil and all are making the wood come out much darker and very orange. I've noticed that even when I just get it a bit wet it goes the same dark orange colour.

Is this just the nature of the wood, or is there any way I can seal it and keep the light colour?

Cheers
vicky

Try one of the water based polyurethanes ie Boni Kemi/Jumkers
Strong/Beckers, Ronseal Quickcure, as they are water based they don't colour
like the spirit based..
Grumps


"thebunuk" wrote in message
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Hi there

this is my first post and I wondered if anyone could give me some
advice.

I have just finished sanding the floorboards in my Victorian house, and
they have come out a beautiful light yellow pine colour.

I have just been experimenting in one corner with various types of
varnish - ronseal clear satin outdoor varnish, sadolin clear and danish
oil and all are making the wood come out much darker and very orange.
I've noticed that even when I just get it a bit wet it goes the same
dark orange colour.

Is this just the nature of the wood, or is there any way I can seal it
and keep the light colour?

Cheers
vicky


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In article , "thebunuk"
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Hi there

this is my first post and I wondered if anyone could give me some
advice.

Yes - don't use diybanter.com :-)

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:01:39 +0100, thebunuk
wrote:

Is this just the nature of the wood, or is there any way I can seal it
and keep the light colour?

A water-based product will be lighter than most other varnishes. Some
darkening is inevitable.

BY FAR the best product to use is Rustin's Floorcoat. It's acid
catalysed (you mix in a little pot of goop before starting) and _stinks_
when using it, but this goes away completely after a few hours. It is
harder, better looking and much longer lasting than the competition. Use
3 coats. Lesser varnishes may want more coats.

Andy Dingley wrote:
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:01:39 +0100, thebunuk
wrote:


Is this just the nature of the wood, or is there any way I can seal it
and keep the light colour?


A water-based product will be lighter than most other varnishes. Some
darkening is inevitable.

BY FAR the best product to use is Rustin's Floorcoat. It's acid
catalysed (you mix in a little pot of goop before starting) and _stinks_
when using it, but this goes away completely after a few hours. It is
harder, better looking and much longer lasting than the competition. Use
3 coats. Lesser varnishes may want more coats.

I'll vouch for that, and it doesn't change the colour at all. I prefer
to apply it with a rag to keep the mellow/just sanded look. Any varnish
starts to look artificial if you allow it to build up on the surface.

I used a water based varnish in my childrens bedroom to avoid the
smells and it was rubbish. After a couple or years there are great
patches where the varnish has worn through. I am now stuck with
revarnishing with oil based varnish which will look patchey or with
waterbased and hope that it hides the patches and it wont last.

Kevin

Just a note on pine floorboards--don't ever allow anyone to wear those
spikey highhealed shoes. Takes ages to "iron" out the dents.

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