Bleaching Brazilian Cherry Wood Floors

Here s a sample of bleached brazilian cherry sitting on top of natural color brazilian cherry.

Bleaching brazilian cherry wood floors. It can t just be pickled. On brazilian cherry hardwood the wood doesn t absorb it that well so it looks lighter than dark walnut and still has a lot of red undertones so a mix of red and brown. Here is a series of photos showing a brazilian cherry hardwood floor we refinished in a brentwood tn home. Hello i am moving into a house with solid brazilian cherry wood and want to either bleach or sand and retain the floors to get them more a walnut maple color.

As these bleaching agents are highly caustic you have to take adequate steps to. On the other hand domestic woods like red oak maple and hickory generally bleach out and become lighter and at a much slower rate. I have worked on getting some quotes and half the guys told me that ge. The 2nd way to get rid of the red in brazilian cherry is to bleach the floors.

Bleaching hardwood floors with klean strip to remove dark stains from dog feces. Again the topcoat used will be important in achieving a more livable enduring look. For example many tropical exotic woods used in flooring like brazilian cherry or tigerwood react to uv exposure very fast and they turn a much darker shade. And considering it s only eight years old it s kind of a shame because you re going to lose a lot of wear and tear there.

This sample is several years old. We requested the duraseal because we do not. Do work in a ventilated open space. That you re going to have to do to bleach it is first of all you re going to have to sand the whole thing.

Others like cedar redwood rosewood and cherry don t take bleach well. I have bleached brazilian cherry but not done white pickle over the top. Bleach the hardwood first. I have no reason to assume it wouldn t work.

Bleaching would be required. None of my furniture matches the floors so i want to get the rid out.