How To Lighten Wood Floors. Bleaching hardwood floors will lighten stains and age marks. No stain so its the color of the hardwood with the polyurethane which is a clear coat with a touch of tintits pretty close to the impact that putting a top coat of clear nail polish has.
Not only that but the lighter color will cause more light to bounce around your room making it naturally brighter and feel larger. Well this depends on what type of hardwood you have. Once the stain is lightened to your satisfaction apply a matching stain and finish.
There are three common methods for wood beaching.
The easy routeand one you could do yourselfis to apply a pigmented penetrating oil like Rubio Monocoat. Then youve got two choices. When mixing your bleach solution make sure to wear goggles gloves and glasses. The easy routeand one you could do yourselfis to apply a pigmented penetrating oil like Rubio Monocoat.