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Staining stair treads darker.
The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance.
Lightly sand down all of your banister including every surface you will be staining and or painting with 220 grit sand paper.
So you may want to consider darker paint for treads or protective runners to maintain the overall look.
The longer you let it sit the darker it will be.
Over 9100 different stair parts in dozens of wood species and sizes.
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To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly.
If your home features are darker go with a darker wood stain.
You can add 3 4 total coats if you wish.
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.
Or if desired add another coat of stain using the same process as before.
For example if your decor wall paint and other home features like furniture are lighter in color choose a lighter wood stain.
Compared to stain however they do tend to have a shorter time staying scuff or damage free.
Buy retro treads stair treads risers and other stair parts for your staircase project direct from the manufacturer.
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.
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I let my stairs dry for a full day before applying the coat of stain on the rest of the treads.
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.
In the picture you can see where i considered staining the risers as well.
Let dry for about 8 hours before using the stairs.
Unfinished and prefinished stair parts are available in several stain colors available online.
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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.
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.
Allow the first coat to dry completely this typically takes about 4 hours but check the product instructions.
Add additional coats if you want a deeper darker finish.
You just need to barely rough up your surface so the stain and paint can adhere to it.
To refinish stair treads the old finish will need to be completely sanded off.
Before after seek professional stair painting and staining services.
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