Floor Sticky After Staining

Even though stain manufacturers provide sample chips of stained maple or pine do not be fooled.

Floor sticky after staining.

Stain becomes sticky on a wooden surface because it doesn t have a binder such as you find in paint or varnish. Typically if minwax stain is still tacky after 4 6 hours there was too much stain left behind. Even then it will eventually dry. The surface will be sticky if you didn t wipe it down enough 15 minutes after application.

The re stain and wipe of a 4 square took about 30 minutes. After 5 15 minutes wipe off the excess evenly and consistently. Over a large uninterrupted area like a floor blotching and mottling will be much more apparent. We put minwax floor stain on the floor last night at 6 p m and today at 1 p m.

The clorox wipes only took so much effort and a 20 square took 2 1 2 hours. Those sweet little chips are easy to stain precisely because they are little. Don t rush the process. It is still very sticky.

Steam mops are a great solution for cleaning sticky floors. Wear shoe covers to prevent staining the wood with grass or other residue from. 2 remove all of the sanding dust. Soak it and put it in a none flammable container.

1 remove the entire surface most stains are penetrating sealers that must touch the uncoated wood surface to absorb. When the solvent evaporates all that remains is the pigment and the oil that is. Take a dry rag after 24 hours and wipe down the surface. The only time i ve seen tacky floors after more than a week is when a very old floor which has been waxed for years is finished with a solvent based coating.

The heat from the steam breaks down the soils and residues. Don t leave that cloth sitting around after. I now have 3 fans trying to dry it as well as a humidifier. Mix the vinegar with the water and stir for a while soak the rag with the mixture and place it onto the residue leave the cloth there for 15 20 minutes so the vinegar works to soften the residue clean the sticky areas with a mop the floor is expected to be freed from stickiness.

The remaining stain will come off. Most oil based stains recommend these steps for floors. We have known for years that steam is a great cleaner and since it is just vaporized water it is safe to use on most types of flooring. After that apply your stain evenly and consistently.

There is wax between the boards which won t come out and the solvents in the finish soften it and reacts with the finish. One very effective way of removing sticky residue from floors is to use a steam mop.