Wood Floors Hidden Underneath Old Carpeting
I pulled up old carpeting & underneath were beautiful wood floors that had glue & stains on it, as well as being dry. I wanted a product that was natural & decided to try a small size of your half & half milk paint then bought the gallon size afterwards. After viewing the videos on how to do floors, I proceeded as instructed. I did grind & sand the floors then mopped up all dust particles with an old rag & applied the milk paint with a foam roller, which worked perfectly. As the floor was dry, I had to apply several coats. The fumes are strong if you don't have adequate ventilation for at least the first day. Now the floors smell like a fresh citrus scent. I am doing 1/3 strip sections of a room at a time, as we have no place to move our furniture. When one section is dry, I move the furniture to the completed section & start on the next section. Overlapping coverage on the strips doesn't affect the look of the floor - you can't spot where it overlapped. Although I couldn't remove all the stains, the furniture covers most of them. I could have used their Oxalic Acid Wood Bleach, but I wanted the floor to look like a natural, old-time floor. I have pine floors & the golden/somewhat reddish brown hues in the half & half blend in naturally with the other wood colors of the furniture. The more the half & half dries, the more beautiful it becomes. I am doing my entire house in the half & half milk paint. It isn't like a paint or varnish. It just soaks into the wood. The feel of the finished wood is like silk. I am so thankful I used this product first - I won't ever use anything else.