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23rd June 2012, 12:10 AM #1New Member
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Matching timber floor stain
Hi Everyone,
First post for this forum, hopefully its in the right place. I'm sure somebody will tell me if it is wrong. I also tried to search for this topic but couldnt find it specifically.
Anyway I have polished floorboards throughout my house except for the bathroom, laundry, toilet and a little area of hallway outside these areas which have vinyl flooring.
Basically I have removed the vinyl flooring from the small approx 4m2 passageway and at a later stage i want to tile the bathroom, laundry and toilet areas. At this stage I am sanding back the floorboards however I am not quite sure how to tackle the join of where the existing polished boards end and where my new polished boards begin (wood is all the same). Obviously I need to match the laquer etc but for the time being what are the suggestions for how far i sand into the join area so i dont have a definitive new/old join when I am finished.
Do i sand the join in a random way so it is not a straight line or am i better to go for the straight line approach.
Hopefully this question makes sense.
I will also be posting questions on matching the laquer at a later stage.
Thanks for your help.
Chris
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23rd June 2012, 11:21 AM #2
Chris,
I can only go on my past experience with this problem and have to say that an exact match will be almost impossable. Using the same product still does not get an exact match as the wood itself under the coating will have yellowed a bit due to UV exposure.
The only way to get it perfect is to sand back the whole lot to bare wood and do as one.
If that is too much work and expense then look to disguise the join in some way like taking advantage of different lighting and shadow at a door way.
Regards
John
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23rd June 2012, 11:28 PM #3
Floor coatings have a life span, you will not be able to match the stain as the old stain has faded , and it would take as specialist supplier to have the stain matched.
I would sand the floor back to a point where the join will be in shadow, then stain and coat.
do you know if the floor coating is water based or solvent based??
and also the brand & type??
Not all brands are compatible , so this information is critical.
Jeff
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23rd June 2012, 11:40 PM #4
I gather that the only are that you are sanding back and want to refinish is the "4 sq m" of removed vinyl tiles?
The refinifhing will depend on the visibility of the area. If its highly visible, then more care will be needed to refinish.
I susggest that if you are able to remove a piece of the existing polished floor without too much trouble, do so; s`or if not, take a good colour photograph. Then go to a specialist paint store for advice. You will get far better knowledge and assistance there than from any broad spectrum hardware store.
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25th June 2012, 02:21 PM #5New Member
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Thanks guys for all of your ideas. I have accepted the fact that the finish might not be exactly the same. I am going to go for a straight joint look but it is in a dark area of the house so it may not be a major issue. I like the idea of taking one of the existing boards to be matched at a specialist. If only I had asked this question before i got ducted heating put in and i could have used one of the wood offcuts when removed for the vents.
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