Helps the stain penetrate the wood.
Water popping oak floors.
How to water pop a hardwood floor for a perfect stain.
A few benefits of water popping a floor before staining it include.
Benefit 2 it makes the stain color darker and richer.
The purpose of water popping is to raise the grain by swelling the wood fibers and opening of the pores in the wood.
The end result was gorgeous.
Water popping is usually done before using a water based finish.
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.
If the flooring is going to be kept natural without a stain color the water popping step isn t necessary.
The water popping process helps ensure your newly finished floors produce a beautiful rich color and most importantly an even coverage.
How to water pop a hardwood floor for a perfect stain.
Allows for a more even application of the stain.
Learning about the difference in applying stain to dry floors versus the water pop technique.
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.
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.
After the water evaporates the fibers stay in the swelled position and the cleared pores take stain much more evenly.
Helps to reduce sanding marks.
When the floor is water popped properly all of the hardwood floors grain is evened out and becomes equal.