Floor staining problem

Question

Hi! I have workmen who have sanded our wooden floor. The stain they put down is too light. They said they have to resand and basically start whole job again at my expense. Can’t they just apply a darker wood stain over the top without resanding?

Mark · Accepted Answer

Hi yes U can just restain without resanding floor the light stain will just be classed as a base coat just as long as they haven't used a varnish/lacquer finish

Jabar · Answer

Hi!

All depends on the finished used but typically going dark over light is not an issue but in this case it’s recommended for a number of reasons, 
1- if there is a hard finish/varnish applied the darker stain won’t penetrate cause colour inconsistency, steaks or patchy areas
2- the stain may not even stick all and flake off due the the undercoat not allowing enough adhesion. 
3- over time the 2 different stains may not be comparable and wear over time may cause it flake



Best advice I could provide is, try the darker stain on a small patch and let it dry and observe the finish. If all good then go over with the dark stain. 
But if it doesn’t stick to the light stain then sanding down the floor again will be the best option 

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Jason · Answer

Yes you can you can try a bit of wd40 in a part of the floor that can't be seen see if that darkens it a bit

Kristina · Answer

Hi it depends what tipe of stay they used. 
Usealy is no the problem to paint darker stain on top of light , but if they use for example hard varnish floor then they will have to sanding down.

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