Use a white stain.
White stain on pine floors.
Pine flooring was once very common in older homes.
Minwax design series washes wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that s already stained.
Combine the minwax design series with other minwax stains to produce on trend looks finishes and special effects.
Floors made of maple birch and coniferous woods especially pine or fir are all very difficult to stain evenly.
Maple and birch are tight grained woods with very small pores and the density of the pore wall fibers varies drastically.
How subtle you want the floors to look.
Unlike hardwood flooring though softwood does not come pre finished.
Whitewash stain is ideally suited to pine.
The best white stain we ve found is bona white.
For maximum protection and durability give the floor 2 coats of stain or varnish and wait 24 hours for the floor to dry.
Yet pine is softer than maple.
Once the stain has set up for 2 to 3 minutes work the stain into the wood using a rag and wipe away the excess stain wiping gently with the.
How to stain pine floor boards.
Though stains can typically be applied using either a brush or rag but white stains can also be applied using a brush.
Apply the white stain with a brush.
You ll need to finish your own pine flooring using stain varnish or oil.
We have found those to be a.
Then apply a final coat of stain varnish or oil.
This is much whiter than the white stain options from minwax pickled oak and duraseal country white.