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A friend of mine is refinsihing his pine kitchen floors. He wants to stain it a dark ‘ebony’ color. His question to me was what he could do to hide the prevelant grain in the pine. I told him it would be difficult to do, but that he may minimize the grain pattern by sanding it to a hingher grit than the 100 he used. Also, I have heard of a method of applying a coat of shellac to the wood before staining to close the grain. This may work. Any suggestions?
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Steve;
To greatly reduce the contrast in grain it's best not to stain the wood at all but instead apply a colored layer (toner) over sealed wood (imagine laying a thin sheet of transparent, black plexi-glass on the floor). For me, the easiest way to do this is to apply two coats of clear sealer to the wood then apply additional coat(s) that contain the desired color (black in this case). Add another coat or two of clear sealer to protect the color coats.
You can add black dye to the floor sealer you are using to make your own toner. Liberon wood finish supply has an on-line catalog at "www.woodfinishsupply.com" where you can order both the floor finish and dye. Make sure you use oil-based dye with oil-based sealer or water-based dyes with water-based sealer.
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