Gel Stain On Vinyl Floor

If you have a mysterious stain on your vinyl floor and it has gotten larger over the past several years you may have a classic case of bottom up staining the stain is penetrating the vinyl from underneath.

Gel stain on vinyl floor.

We had trouble finding a stair nose to match our laminate floors. Gel stain is particularly forgiving with splotch prone woods like birch cherry maple and pine. Still if your floors are vinyl and you can t change them for budget reasons painted holey floors look better than unpainted ones. I just don t want it to rub off or spread to the carpet.

The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid. So pleased with the outcome. Apply in the direction of the grain you intend to create. I was kinda thinking of using shoe polish dye and then poli.

So here s how we repaired it. Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish. Hd had a vinyl stair nose but it was clearly too light. Water based soaps tend to leave less residue behind.

Test stain on hidden area to verify desired color. Fortunately you can use a thick gel stain to add color to the vinyl. Avoid soaps that have harsh chemical cleaning agents. It may be the adhesive that was used to adhere the vinyl to the concrete or it could be the result of moisture rising up through.

While the gel stain is wet use a graining tool to create a wood grain pattern. Unlike traditional oil and water based stains gel stain is very easy to apply by wiping it on. Gel stain works on most surfaces from wooden to metal and even painted surfaces can be gel stained. Maybe i m behind the 8 ball in just learning this but i m completely stoked.

Step 1 wash your vinyl window with soap using a nylon pad. These varieties tend to absorb thin traditional stains unevenly looking messy and unfinished no. Gel stain is a go to choice for diyers because it delivers very uniform cover. I have an ugly floor that is porous and would probably absorb stain of some kind.

It matches the stairs and floors perfectly. The thick pudding like product sits atop the surface and won t drip. I applied a varathane brand stain let it sit for 10 mins and the stain adhered no problem. Hi there i know you can paint vinyl flooring but i was wondering if anyone knows about staining it.

After a little more research i discovered that gel stain can be used to stain floors and it can be done with minimal sanding. With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining. First we used a utility knife to cut around the hole where it was swollen and awkwardly protruding at us. While gel stain does go on thick and sit on the surface of the wood i found that you can still see and feel the natural wood grain beneath unlike paint.

Finishing with polyurethane top coat.