So i wanted to show you how it turned out and also share the whitewash stain formula that i ended up using.
Pickled oak stain on white oak floors.
My whitewashed red oak floor isn t finished yet but we did get the most important and definitely the most difficult step finished yesterday the actual whitewashing of the wood floor.
We have found those to be a bit too watery so they aren t as translucent or white as most people expect.
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Next use a clean synthetic brush to apply the hydrogen peroxide.
Using a 4 inch brush paint on a patch of the pickling solution.
A foaming action will take place as the two solutions react.
There s a couple things you can do.
This is much whiter than the white stain options from minwax pickled oak and duraseal country white.
A variety of companies offer pre finished bleached pickled and lightened hardwood floors.
Step 4 rub it in wipe it off photo by wendell t.
Pickling is a technique that refinishers use to lighten the natural color of wood usually oak to give it a washed out appearance.
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All of the wood types accepted the stain well except the non conditioned birch side.
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White oak exhibits a rosy tone when it s pickled.
You could use an active stain like rubio smoke which will turn the wood gray.
This is the actual bleaching process and usually takes 30 minutes to an hour to complete.
The floor still needs to be polyurethaned and that will happen later this week.
The best white stain we ve found is bona white.
It can be thinned down with water to make it less dark.
They are too transparent.
Mix 1 part white latex primer sealer with 3 parts water.