Bleaching Brazilian Cherry Wood Floors

Bleaching would be required.

Bleaching brazilian cherry wood floors.

None of my furniture matches the floors so i want to get the rid out. It can t just be pickled. Do work in a ventilated open space. Well you can bleach it but you may have an unpredictable result.

Bleaching hardwood floors with klean strip to remove dark stains from dog feces. Here s a sample of bleached brazilian cherry sitting on top of natural color brazilian cherry. The 2nd way to get rid of the red in brazilian cherry is to bleach the floors. The other method to updating brazilian cherry is to bleach it which removes some of the red tone and leaves the floor looking more like teak.

I have worked on getting some quotes and half the guys told me that ge. 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. 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. Again the topcoat used will be important in achieving a more livable enduring look.

I have bleached brazilian cherry but not done white pickle over the top. Bleach the hardwood first. This sample is several years old. On the other hand domestic woods like red oak maple and hickory generally bleach out and become lighter and at a much slower rate.

Here is a series of photos showing a brazilian cherry hardwood floor we refinished in a brentwood tn home. 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. 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. We have 3 4 brazilian cherry floors which were installed unfinished and then sanded and sealed with duraseal by a floor contractor not by us.

I have no reason to assume it wouldn t work. As these bleaching agents are highly caustic you have to take adequate steps to.