Helps to reduce sanding marks.
Water popping oak floors.
Learning about the difference in applying stain to dry floors versus the water pop technique.
When the floor is water popped properly all of the hardwood floors grain is evened out and becomes equal.
Generally you would do a water pop on an oak floor when you are staining it.
If the flooring is going to be kept natural without a stain color the water popping step isn t necessary.
To make sure that the floor looked its best we water popped the floor to open up the pores and raise the wood s grains then applied four coats on top the owner wanted an extra coat because he had a big dog.
How to water pop a hardwood floor for a perfect stain.
How to water pop a hardwood floor for a perfect stain.
Allows for a more even application of the stain.
Helps the stain penetrate the wood.
A few benefits of water popping a floor before staining it include.
Now when the stain is applied there will be no worries about any areas accepting the stain differently and ending up with a blotchy floor.
The purpose of water popping is to raise the grain by swelling the wood fibers and opening of the pores in the wood.
The water popping process also makes sanding marks blend into the rest of the wood grain helping to reduce swirl marks and other marks from the big machine.
The drawbacks to doing a water pop are first and foremost it costs more.
The water popping process helps ensure your newly finished floors produce a beautiful rich color and most importantly an even coverage.
It is especially recommended for those looking to do dark hardwood floors and go as dark as possible as the water pop will allow more stain to be absorbed and hence a darker color.
Benefit 2 it makes the stain color darker and richer.