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Anyone with advice on finishing a new residential white oak floor to keep the natural color of the wood, with just enough stain to highlight the grain and figure? thanks
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I'd use orange shellac and paste wax - no stain - but you'll soon find out I'm in the minority. Looks great on my floors - 3 years now - 2 very active little kids and Chicago weather.
*I used b no stainso as to highlight b the grain.And your basic Minwax poly, 3 coats.Beautiful red oak floor.Jack : )PS- I like the Bill Conner "shellac ideas" and will experiment with it ASAP.
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Best test I've tried so far is to add a little oil-soluble dye stain to tung oil sealer,
then topcoat with polyurethane. This seems
to darken the pores just enough without really
coloring the surface much at all.
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Anyone with advice on finishing a new residential white oak floor to keep the natural color of the wood, with just enough stain to highlight the grain and figure? thanks