Recommend a brand of stain for floors
#11
Going to be refinishing oak flooring to a darker color...looking for recs on stains...
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#12
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.
John T.
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#13
We used Minwax oil based stain (cherry) on our new red oak floors and it looks great.
Joe
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#14
Sherwin Williams Wood Classics, which just so happens to be on sale right now.

John
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#15
Interesting, thanks. I thought it would be recommended to stay away from Minwax. I was expecting to hear Mohawk, Cabot, Duraseal, etc.
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#16
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.
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#17
I like the way you think, John.
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#18
Yes, that certainly makes sense. I'll be using Bona sealer and satin topcoat.
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#19
live4ever said:


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




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.
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#20
Stuff ain't cheap...
But the good stuff never is.
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