Recommend a brand of stain for floors

[live4ever]

Going to be refinishing oak flooring to a darker color...looking for recs on stains...

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Minwax oil stains.Many colors to choose from.

The one I used was called Early American and they came out great. I used on floors, doors, and woodwork trim.

[Joe_m]

We used Minwax oil based stain (cherry) on our new red oak floors and it looks great.

[jteneyck]

Sherwin Williams Wood Classics, which just so happens to be on sale right now.

John

[live4ever]

I like the way you think, John.

[live4ever]

Interesting, thanks. I thought it would be recommended to stay away from Minwax. I was expecting to hear Mohawk, Cabot, Duraseal, etc.

[K. L. McReynolds]

Actually, the finish applied over the stain is more important than the stain.

All stains fade with UV exposure---look at floors where an area rug has set and then been moved.

[live4ever]

Yes, that certainly makes sense. I'll be using Bona sealer and satin topcoat.

[Curlycherry]

live4ever said:

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Yes, that certainly makes sense. I'll be using Bona sealer and satin topcoat.

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Bona Traffic is *the* top coat of the gods. I found out about it at a local wood floor finishing shop. They had half their front entrance done with Traffic and the rest done with all other brands. The traffic side was pristine.

[live4ever]

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