How To Finish White Maple Floors

This is much whiter than the white stain options from minwax.

How to finish white maple floors.

Vacuum the entire floor twice with the shop vac. Oil based polyurethane produces a beautiful shining effect on your floor and since it has 40 to 45 solid substances it is more durable than the water based finish. After the resin stain coat has dried seal your maple floor with one coat of dewaxed shellac sealer omu sealer or acid cure sealer. The correct finish application tools to use when finishing a maple floor are the ones that you are the most comfortable with.

Use clean dry rags to apply the maple stain evenly. First a natural maple floor finished with water based finish is going to look a lot different than a maple floor that is finished with an oil based finish see pics below. Maple hardwood flooring is durable but it is not indestructible. The floor should take on a soft sheen.

Whether you use a brush roller lambswool or t bar the key to a good finish job is an even uniform coating. The best white stain we ve found is bona white. On wood flooring explains angie s list ammonia tends to discolor an otherwise beautiful finish. Since maple floors can be touchy to finish it is never a good idea to try anew or different application tool.

How subtle you want the floors to look. Use the fine abrasive pads with the floor buffer to buff going with the wood grain. Use a white stain. Maple does have its drawbacks.

Have 1 person put the stain on and another to spread it and wipe up spills and pools. This means that you do not have to re coat your maple hardwood floor often and it can last up to 25 years with careful maintenance. You can now finish the floor with any finish you are comfortable using. Lastly remember to never soak your floor while cleaning or use ammonia cleaning products you d normally use on windows.

There are 2 basic ways to get a whitewashed look on hardwood floors pending on how white vs. Secondly a maple floor if properly sanded and conditioned can take a stain and look absolutley stunning picture top left and another stained maple floor below. You can prepare the floor for refinishing by using a liquid. The lightest finish for bird s eye maple one that will contrast nicely with darker woods is colorless avoids the darkening effect you get with most finishes on light woods will not yellow over time and will keep the maple itself from yellowing which occurs when the wood is exposed to air and oxygen.