Stain will darken your stairs significantly while clear finish on its own will darken them slightly about as much as the wood would darken when wet.
Best finish hardwood stairs.
This professional application uses alcohol and acid for a varnish that dries in a snap and holds up beautifully.
Now that your stairs have been redone from top to bottom literally you can work on your next flooring and construction project.
Brush the stain then the finish on with the grain making sure to wipe away any excess with a cloth.
If your wood is naturally a darker shade choose a dark stain to emphasize the natural grain.
How about installing some hardwood floors to match with.
Sand all parts of the stairs including nosings treads and edges to ensure the surface is smooth.
Thickness and is sold unfinished allowing you to finish it to match other stair parts or decor.
Sanding usually requires two to three steps beginning with 120 grit sandpaper.
Home hardwood stairs finishing your stair treads staining finishing treads it seems that current design trends imply that more than 90 of all the mouldings and stair treads that we sell these days are stained a colour darker than their natural tone.
Choose a stain finish combo that fits your home decor.
Best hardwood floor finish.
The crème de la crème of hardwood floor finishes acid cured finish also called swedish finish or conversion finish is even more durable than the polyurethanes.
Once complete it shows off all the character in exotic species like brazilian cherry.
The simplest way to finish oak stair treads is with two coats of clear polyurethane which enhances both the grain and the natural reddish to goldish tinge of the wood.
You can start by purchasing new stair tread.
In width and accommodates tread runs up to 11 1 2 in.
It has a 1 in.
It has an alcohol base and uses.
Acid cured finish stands as the top pick for hardwood floors.
It will fit stairs up to 48 in.
From stair treads stair railing and a complete selection of stair parts surewood lnl has what you need to make your stairs beautiful.