Staining Pine Wood Stairs

In order to prep your wood sand it with a low grit sandpaper to remove any inconsistencies.
Staining pine wood stairs. To stain pine wood you ll need to seal it before brushing on the stain to prevent the wood from soaking up more pigment in some areas than others. Learning how to stain pressure treated wood can extend the life and improve the appearance of decks fencing picnic tables retaining walls and other exterior wood projects. Typically pine is the cheapest lumber you can buy and its light color can make it seem like a blank canvas. The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color.
To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly. Wood stains are probably most commonly used on pine boards and plywood. In this video i show you how to stain pine wood. Next use a higher grit sandpaper to smooth the surface then scrub the wood with a soft sponge to.
Antique pine often has a dark mellow color. Some softwoods like pine and some hardwoods such as cherry turn blotchy when stained. 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. Staining pine make this inexpensive wood look like a million bucks.
Dark stains on pine can look horrible. Yeah but what about drab boring wood. Wear gloves when handling pressure treated wood. Follow the directions on the can of wood stain and make sure that you cover the entire surface of each stair by moving in long strokes and going with the grain as you apply.
The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance. The whole idea behind stain is that you can color wood but not cover up the grain like paint does. Seal pine before wood staining. Brush a coat of wood stain onto each tread.
In this case consider applying a pre stain wood conditioner which seeps into the wood fibers to seal the material and prevent the uneven absorption that causes blotching. It is a simple diy tutorial and i use a scrap piece of pine wood to test the stain color that i will be us. Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing.