I need to sand down my pine floorboards as most of the varnish has worn away. The trouble is, I far prefer the floorboards where there isn't any varnish left and the boards have over time gone a dirty browny-grey colour and when the boards are sanded they'll come up like new.
Could anyone tell me how to re-create the colour I've grown to like so much? I've been told I will need to varnish the floor to protect the wood (it's a small flat so pretty high density living!), so I'm guessing I should sand the boards, use lye to take out the yellowness, then coloured wood oil followed by a matt varnish. I've been looking at WOCA/Trip Trap stuff on the internet, it looks complicated.
Any advice gratefully received.
Could anyone tell me how to re-create the colour I've grown to like so much? I've been told I will need to varnish the floor to protect the wood (it's a small flat so pretty high density living!), so I'm guessing I should sand the boards, use lye to take out the yellowness, then coloured wood oil followed by a matt varnish. I've been looking at WOCA/Trip Trap stuff on the internet, it looks complicated.
Any advice gratefully received.
