You can buy laminate floor patching material from most home improvement stores.
Matching stain to laminate flooring.
Those three words account for the vast majority of the problems we encounter while attempting to change the color of a board using stains.
The polyurethane combined with the stain makes for a thicker solution and must be applied with a steady hand.
Before you stain the floor inspect it for any chips cracks or dents.
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It is important for laminate flooring to contain this coating to keep your flooring protected.
If you get each color that minwax.
After doing some research i discovered minwax polyshades allows you to stain laminate giving it a wood stained look though i must be careful in my application.
Repair any dents cracks or chips in the laminate flooring.
A high quality sander and a primer will also make a newly painted laminate floor look updated.
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This coating protects laminate from stains these stains including household mishaps and stains.
Tips and pitfalls of stain matching tweet wood is unpredictable.
I also suggest wiping the wood down with water then letting it dry out prior to staining.
Laminate flooring cannot be stained as it has an aluminum oxide coating on the top of the laminate.
Depending on the extent of the damage fill minor damage with laminate floor patching material or replace excessively damaged planks.
You may need to sand down the glossy finish just before priming the stain.
Write down the measurements and take them with you to the flooring store.
If you don t have the tools or can t remove part of your pergo flooring or other laminate wood flooring you can still measure the size of a board including length and width.
Gather samples with different intensities of the same color then pair them with the existing faded.
This opens the grain of the wood to help allow the stain to soak in.
The store should be able to match your flooring with samples to come up with a match.
You can paint laminate flooring when it becomes old and dull.
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