Floor Painting and Staining Questions

Floor Painting and Staining Questions

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• Painted Shop Floor - My shop floor is painted with a latex satin. Can I go over it with a latex semi-gloss or will it not work?
• Tung oil for hardwood floor. - I had used a 100% tung oil on to a old floor. All I did was water clean the floor and put on the tung oil with a painting brush and allow it to dry for 6 hours. But I have a hard time to wipe off the extra oil completely, I can feel the oil whe...
• Sticky Stain - Refinishing old wooden (pine) stairs. Sanded out all groves and dents. Used pre-stain. Applied one coat of stain. When it was fully dry didn't like the color. Purchased same brand stain in darker shade. Did wipe excess off but left it a little hea...
• Stairs Too Dark - I have light oak floors on the first floor and second floor hallway. We recently had the stairs professional refinished. Unfortunately, the stain is much darker than I expected. Is there any way to remedy this without starting all over again? ...
• Why not use decking stain indoors? - Is there any reason why I can't use decking stain on a new wood floor indoors? The floor is untreated redwood. It seems easier to apply and doesn't need a top sealant, why not?
• Painting Stair Treads and Risers - I want to paint my stair treads and risers. What type of paint and primer should I use for each? Should I top them with a polyurethane to protect them from wear?
• I would like to stain a checkerboard pattern on my heart pine floor. How can I make a straight line without the stain bleeding under tape? - My old kitchen floor was covered with 2 layers of vinyl. We stripped the old tar paper off using hot water and towels. Now I have bare heart pine. I would like to stain a diagonal checkerboard pattern using black stain on every other square, and t...
• How do I prevent streaking on the top coat on my porch? - I have primed the wood with red primer since I am painting the porch a red color, but I find that even with 2 coats on top of the primer the red leaves streaks of lighter pink tones. What can I do to prevent this?
• Sealing lead paint on floors. - We have lead paint on some of the floors in our old home..what would be the best paint to paint over it? When wiped with a rag the paint comes off on a rag , though it isn't peeling. I am trying to figure out a safe way to cover it up without sand...
• Painting Garage Floors - How late in the season can I paint a garage floor. Unheated? Heated? What temp should the floor be? I am in Boston, Home of the champion Red Sox, Pat's, Celts, Bruins & it's cold here now, 25F.

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