Once I mentioned two days in the past that I used to be going to refinish my newly completed pink oak hardwood flooring to make them lighter, the overwhelming majority of individuals thought that I used to be truly being severe about that. Y’all know me properly. I’m the queen of the redo. If I’m not 100% glad with one thing, I usually haven’t any drawback in any respect turning proper round and redoing it. However there have been a couple of individuals who thought I used to be joking. I get it. In spite of everything, I did publish that on April 1st, so it might have been an ideal April Idiot’s joke.
However what shocked me essentially the most was the overwhelming optimistic response I received. I believed that I’d get a lot extra pushback than I did. The very first thing I mentioned to my mother once we sat down for lunch yesterday was, “Did you see the responses I received on that publish?! Nearly everybody mentioned I ought to go for it!” She was slightly shocked, too. She and I had already talked about it, and she or he was additionally anticipating an entire lot extra pushback on the thought of me redoing such an enormous mission that really turned out actually fairly.
So was I severe, or was it an April Idiot’s joke? I’m fairly positive 100% of you truly know the reply to that.
I used to be very severe. Actually, earlier than I wrote that publish, I had already sanded down a number of the flooring contained in the washer cupboard simply to see how laborious it might be to get the end off of the ground. I figured if I chickened out, no less than it might be hidden below the washer and nobody would ever see it.
However now I’ve handed the purpose of no return. Yesterday, after I completed the entire wooden filling on the entire cupboards, I spent about half-hour sanding the end off of the ground proper up towards the cupboards in order that I can get the baseboards connected right now.
I don’t should have the entire flooring sanded at this level, and I gained’t be sanding the entire flooring with my 5-inch orbital sander. 😀 However earlier than I can connect the baseboards, I no less than wanted to get the areas proper up towards the cupboards sanded. So long as these areas are sanded, I can transfer ahead with my plans to sand, prime, and paint the cupboards (hopefully this weekend), after which I can come again to the flooring a bit later.
So final night time, after I completed engaged on the closet, I began watching movies of various folks refinishing their pink oak hardwood flooring with a pure end in order that I may determine precisely what I wish to do with mine. What I made a decision virtually instantly is that I’ll be utilizing Bona merchandise this time round. These appear to be the most well-liked merchandise used to get a pure end on pink oak flooring.
However that solely narrows it down slightly bit. That’s form of like deciding to make use of Minwax stain to stain your dresser. Narrowing down the model nonetheless leaves you with about 50 choices of stain colours. Bona has so many nice merchandise, and there are many totally different variations that folks use to get that pure end. So I’m nonetheless making an attempt to determine precisely which merchandise I wish to use. I’ll present you the three that appear to be the most well-liked to get a lightweight, pure end. I’ve taken some screenshots from my favourite movies to indicate you, and these are all pink oak flooring.
And right here’s what they seemed like after sanding and with the Bona NordicSeal and Bona TrafficHD in a satin end.
They used Bona NaturalSeal adopted by Bona TrafficHD, and right here’s what it seemed like after…
It’s actually laborious to inform what the actual shade is from a screenshot of a video, however to me, these flooring appear like they nonetheless have fairly a little bit of pink to them. I believe these flooring are lovely, however I actually don’t need that a lot pink in my completed flooring.
And right here’s the ground with Bona NaturalSeal adopted by Bona TrafficHD…
That one doesn’t have that pink undertone to it regardless that the video description says that it’s pink oak. And evidently, based on the outline, they didn’t do something particular to take away these pink undertones.
And right here’s what it seems like with Bona NaturalSeal and Bona TrafficHD.
I do see a little bit of pink undertone in that one, however it’s not too overwhelming. I believe it seems very nice and impartial. And once more, it doesn’t appear to be they took any particular steps to take away the pink undertones from the pink oak.
I haven’t discovered any examples of the ClearSeal on pink oak flooring, however I’d actually prefer to see an instance of it. I believe the ClearSeal could also be a comparatively new product that used to have a distinct title. I’ve seen a few movies (like this one) that use a shade known as ClassicSeal which has that center shade outlined on the container, so maybe ClearSeal has changed ClassicSeal. I’m unsure if it’s the identical shade with a distinct title, or if it’s a distinct shade altogether. And in that specific video, he didn’t particularly say that his flooring is pink oak, though it seems like pink oak to my untrained eye.
I’m fairly positive I’ve dominated out the NordicSeal. It’s simply too white for my style, and I worry that it’s a bit too stylish proper now. I truly do like for wooden to have a bit of heat to it, so from what I’ve seen, I’d lean extra in direction of the NaturalSeal. However I actually wish to see an instance of ClearSeal on pink oak earlier than I make my ultimate resolution.
Bona additionally has a product known as Pink Out that bleaches out the pink undertones from pink oak flooring. Whatever the end I take advantage of, I’m about 99% positive that I’ll begin with the Pink Out first in order that I don’t take an opportunity of these pink/orange undertones coming by means of on the ultimate end. That’s a two-step course of that appears to be comparatively fast and straightforward. You merely roll Half 1 of the product onto the ground, and earlier than it’s dry utterly, you roll on Half 2 of the product on the ground and let it dry naturally. Because it dries, it removes the pink. And you’ll repeat these steps once more if wanted.
So all of that to say that sure, I used to be severe, as most of you knew very properly. And you probably have any expertise with Bona merchandise, particularly the ClearSeal that I couldn’t discover any examples of on pink oak, I’d love to listen to what you must say about them!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You possibly can be taught extra about me right here.
