Newbie mistakes - hardwood turned green, sanding not helping!

[maddyblu]

Not very clever of us but we sanded the floor (a New Zealand hardwood) and used a water-based poly over the top with no sealers. Few hours later floor turned greenish and we learnt all about tannin pull the hard way.

The floor was then sanded back but the green is still there in the bare wood! Is there no point in sanding it back to try and remove the discolouration at this point?? Or would further sanding help?

In any case, without knowing much it seems like the only option now is to use a darker oil-based stain and hope the green doesn't pull through?

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

 

[MikeAntonetti]

That ain’t right, Blaming Jon and his people from New Zealand. Question for Dan the Man.

 

[MikeAntonetti]

That ain’t right, Blaming Jon and his people from New Zealand. Question for Dan the Man. You mean New England? Only export is Jon on Cruises.

 

[Jon]

That ain’t right, Blaming Jon and his people from New Zealand. Question for Dan the Man. You mean New England? Only export is Jon on Cruises.

Yeah I only lay vinyl and no cruises these days

Maybe you can talk to the supplier of the Poly for any ideas as most suppliers like to see success with their products