ive already made up my mind but on what Im going to do but can anyone give me their experience on floorboards
I have some floorboards that have had carpet and lino over it, everything has been removed without too much fuss, one of the rooms still has glue on it which has been scraped off but still hasnt come off clean. I will be sanding with a bunnings hired orbital and floor sander, they are hard wood so that yellowy color
my original plan was to pay a professional to polish them, however, I decided that due to the house not being perfect, I was going to stain it a jarrah/merbau or a dark dark brown to take the attention away from the blemishes, however after receiveing too many bad quotes and nobody returning my calls, even after one guy was supposed to start but never showed, I ve decided to do it myself,
im going for a ULTRA GLOSS look, that looks like there is a layer of water on top.
now my dilemma is that ive done two jobs before and both even though I used gloss coating, and did 2 coats it looked crappy, dull, slightly shiny but nothing close to what I wanted,
anyway, I went to bunnings, and the paint expert recommended, that I use the oil feast watson (japan black), followed by two coats of cabots oil based CFP,
when I went to buy it, the next day, the different paint guy has said he used to be a floor guy, and he would guaranteed that if I stained it myself, it would end up in tears.
he said merbau/jarrah is even harder because you have to put it on evenly, and if it doesnt go on evenly it will be patchy, and if you touch it up, its going to look shocking. The recommended japan black is better since black hides patches. And not to use the expensive mop applicator, and to use the black foam rollers instead.
I went to a different shop and got told the deck applicator is better then the foam rollers, as the rollers leave air bubbles. as for colour, they half agreed that staining is going to be hard, but they did suggest that the feast watson Japan Black stain is a oil based two in one with cleap finish included, so the stain will go on easily and without hassle and since its got clear finish, I may only need one more coat after it.
so ive just been told 3 different stories ,and am damn confused,
so ive decided to simply not stain, and put on 2-3 coats of oil based finish to get the ultrax3 glossy look im seeking
What do I do for next time that I want to stain it a dark brown or even jarrah colour??
I have some floorboards that have had carpet and lino over it, everything has been removed without too much fuss, one of the rooms still has glue on it which has been scraped off but still hasnt come off clean. I will be sanding with a bunnings hired orbital and floor sander, they are hard wood so that yellowy color
my original plan was to pay a professional to polish them, however, I decided that due to the house not being perfect, I was going to stain it a jarrah/merbau or a dark dark brown to take the attention away from the blemishes, however after receiveing too many bad quotes and nobody returning my calls, even after one guy was supposed to start but never showed, I ve decided to do it myself,
im going for a ULTRA GLOSS look, that looks like there is a layer of water on top.
now my dilemma is that ive done two jobs before and both even though I used gloss coating, and did 2 coats it looked crappy, dull, slightly shiny but nothing close to what I wanted,
anyway, I went to bunnings, and the paint expert recommended, that I use the oil feast watson (japan black), followed by two coats of cabots oil based CFP,
when I went to buy it, the next day, the different paint guy has said he used to be a floor guy, and he would guaranteed that if I stained it myself, it would end up in tears.
he said merbau/jarrah is even harder because you have to put it on evenly, and if it doesnt go on evenly it will be patchy, and if you touch it up, its going to look shocking. The recommended japan black is better since black hides patches. And not to use the expensive mop applicator, and to use the black foam rollers instead.
I went to a different shop and got told the deck applicator is better then the foam rollers, as the rollers leave air bubbles. as for colour, they half agreed that staining is going to be hard, but they did suggest that the feast watson Japan Black stain is a oil based two in one with cleap finish included, so the stain will go on easily and without hassle and since its got clear finish, I may only need one more coat after it.
so ive just been told 3 different stories ,and am damn confused,
so ive decided to simply not stain, and put on 2-3 coats of oil based finish to get the ultrax3 glossy look im seeking
What do I do for next time that I want to stain it a dark brown or even jarrah colour??