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Originally Posted by Zeke

Stains the same. I'd still pre-treat it. But you found your videos, so I guess you're underway.

Originally Posted by gregpark

Yes, the species of stiff doesn't matter. I have no experience with Quick Coat but Dura seal products are good IMO. I haven't researched it but with that particular product you may not need sealer. We always use sealer before urethane finish. And as far as the sanding, make sure it's as flat as you can get it (he final coating will expose all the sanding sins)

The missus had never stained a floor before, and did it in a hurry in bad light when she was tired. It didn't turn out well. Thick in spots, thin in spots, left to dry too long before wiping in spots, drips, wipe marks, etc...

We're sanding the stain off, and going to try again.

What do you recommend to pre-treat the floor before the stain? Any particular brand or product? We're staining with an oil based stain that's apparently also a topcoat, although we're going to be putting a clear, satin poly topcoat over the stained floors.

Yes, the sand job isn't perfect, and there was one spot in particular that I missed scraping where I'd left some marks with the edger. But The floors will look pretty good this time, certainly far better than before we started.

The stain

DuraSeal® Quick Coat Penetrating Finish is a semi-transparent stain formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood and masonry surfaces. This rich blend of oil and resin gives hardwood floors a soft, satiny sheen. Its unique formulation provides a surface that can be topcoated in two hours. DuraSeal® Quick Coat Penetrating Finish is available in existing DuraSeal® colors as well as many Certified Minwax® colors. It can be used with or without a finish coat, and is compatible with all DuraSeal® water-borne and oil-modified finish systems.

We have some scrap flooring (newer pine and some reclaimed old flooring) that I am planning to put together and sand for her to practice on before we stain again.