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Finishing Stair Treads (Retrotreads) - lincmercguy - 10-19-2022 I'm starting my stair tread project up again. Obviously, it's easier to finish the treads before installation. However, to match my flooring, I use a couple of treatments of Transtint mixed with distilled water before staining and polyurethane. My concern is that if I use this on the treads before installation, they will warp. The retrotreads are 5/8" thick. I've tried using Transtint mixed with DNA previously, and it didn't work that well. It's usually very dry here, so it flashed off very quickly. Any other ideas? RE: Finishing Stair Treads (Retrotreads) - lincmercguy - 10-21-2022 I tinted one and tried to dry it off as quickly as I could with a cloth and then some compressed air and a fan. I didn't have any noticeable change after a couple of days. I'm moving ahead with the rest. RE: Finishing Stair Treads (Retrotreads) - jteneyck - 10-23-2022 You could always do both sides of the treads with the dye solution to keep it balanced. John |