Lightly sand down all of your banister including every surface you will be staining and or painting with 220 grit sand paper.
Staining stair treads darker.
My father in law is going to give me the hardest time for this post.
It was also an easy way to see the color of the stain from far away.
He should marry it.
If your home features are darker go with a darker wood stain.
He loves it so much.
So you may want to consider darker paint for treads or protective runners to maintain the overall look.
You just need to barely rough up your surface so the stain and paint can adhere to it.
For example if your decor wall paint and other home features like furniture are lighter in color choose a lighter wood stain.
Let dry for about 8 hours before using the stairs.
In the picture you can see where i considered staining the risers as well.
Use the color shade range that matches the wood stair parts you are staining with other stair parts as well as match with other features of your home.
The sanding block can be found online.
Unfinished and prefinished stair parts are available in several stain colors available online.
If you like the look move on to sealing the stain.
Buy retro treads stair treads risers and other stair parts for your staircase project direct from the manufacturer.
Over 9100 different stair parts in dozens of wood species and sizes.
Making sure your wood stairs are as clean and dust free as possible before you begin staining will really help get the best finish possible.
This doesn t need to be perfect.
To refinish stair treads the old finish will need to be completely sanded off.
The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance.
Step 4 tape the risers and sides if you are only staining the stair treads like us you will need to use painter s tape to tape off the risers and the side of the staircase so you don t get any.
This doesn t need to be perfect.
Or if desired add another coat of stain using the same process as before.
You can add 3 4 total coats if you wish.
Before after seek professional stair painting and staining services.
To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly.
I let my stairs dry for a full day before applying the coat of stain on the rest of the treads.
It s possible to stain pine stair treads but it takes more prep work to get good results with pine than it does with harder woods.
To do this nathan used a variety of tools including a rotex 150 multi mode sander for the majority of the tread a scraper for the corner of the stairs and a sanding mouse hook and loop sanding block for around the balusters and the nosing of the tread.
Compared to stain however they do tend to have a shorter time staying scuff or damage free.
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