Floors made of maple birch and coniferous woods especially pine or fir are all very difficult to stain evenly.
White stain on pine floors.
Combine the minwax design series with other minwax stains to produce on trend looks finishes and special effects.
Pine flooring was once very common in older homes.
Unlike hardwood flooring though softwood does not come pre finished.
This is much whiter than the white stain options from minwax pickled oak and duraseal country white.
For maximum protection and durability give the floor 2 coats of stain or varnish and wait 24 hours for the floor to dry.
There are 2 basic ways to get a whitewashed look on hardwood floors pending on how white vs.
You ll need to finish your own pine flooring using stain varnish or oil.
It is durable easily cut and develops a lovely honey colored ambiance over time.
Yet pine is softer than maple.
How subtle you want the floors to look.
Then apply a final coat of stain varnish or oil.
Minwax design series washes wood effects and waxes offer new options for bare wood and wood that s already stained.
Use a white stain.
Apply the white stain with a brush.
Before applying stain to your wood floor you need to know what species it is.
Maple and birch are tight grained woods with very small pores and the density of the pore wall fibers varies drastically.
How to stain pine floor boards.
The best white stain we ve found is bona white.
Though stains can typically be applied using either a brush or rag but white stains can also be applied using a brush.