The floor will not get darker if you flood it with an excess of stain or apply a second coat.
Just want to use stain on floors.
The great thing about using a gel stain is it will sit on a vertical surface without dripping.
7 apply stain according to label directions with a brush or rag working the stain into the wood.
Use oil based formulas to get a longer working time so you can avoid dried lap marks when staining larger surfaces like floors and doors.
The amount of stain that a floor can absorb is finite.
You don t want to have to walk over your freshly stained floor to get out of the room.
We stained the doors hanging this made it much easier as we could finish both sides without having to wait for the opposite side to dry.
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Dip rag or sponge into stain and apply stain to floor going with the grain rather than against.
Apply the gel stain wait about 10 minutes and wipe to remove the extra stain.
Your final stroke should always be in the same direction as the wood s grain.
Work from one side of the room to the other frequently wringing out rag or sponge so coverage is even and stain doesn t pool on floor.
Work toward the door from the farthest corner in the room.
Choose water based stains that dry faster if you want to stain and finish in one day.
You need to work in small areas.
Test stain on small area of floor.