Hah! Well I can only hope my experience helps someone else’s. Oh here’s another for the pile: started staining last night and ran out of stain half way through job and the most critical visual point. How the heck I am now going to avoid blotchiness when I restart staining with new batch...
Well I tried going over an area with orbital and 80 grit. Wasn’t quite doing it. I was afraid of using belt sander so went 60 grit with orbital instead. 2.5hrs later all is smooth. Now I just have to go over with finder grit. Back on track! Thanks guys. Advice was much appreciated!!!
Thanks guys. This helps. Yeah, there was too much back and forth in my edging trchnique. Having said this I also think that maybe the rental edger may need some maintenance. I had a lot of trouble getting wheels adjusted such that unit works correctly.
Re the belt sander and orbital - would...
I’m sorry, not much of a contributor on this forum except when I need help. Well, I sure could use some tonight. Just spent three days wrestling with a drum sander and edger on the main floor. This is the third job I’ve used these tools for so not quite a newbie but obviously still a ton to...
I ended up putting another quick coat on. The tint now looks good however the stain on the new wood looks redder than the existing. See pic below. Will the new yellow over time to match the stuff I just stained last year with same product? Left side is existing, right is new.
First time poster looking for some advice if you are willing.
Last year I installed new hardwood in the master bedroom and refinished the 2.5" hardwood in the hallway. The entire area was re-sanded and stained with Dura Seal Special Walnut 124. It turned out slightly blotchy (in retrospect I...