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This board was naturally red as you can see. On the bottom left I used chlorine bleach, and everywhere else I used the two-part bleach. I purchased this two-part bleach from Zinsser as it was the only one I could find at a reasonable price or without the crazy hazmat shipping fees. So I decided to test both the two part bleach and household bleach next to each other. Which Bleach?Īgain, I wanted to lighten the wood overall, lighten the grain, and get a better match on the woods. Once I got the stain issue fixed up, I moved on to the color issues. You can see the timelapse of them on the complete bed refinishing video here. It was frustrating and felt a bit like Groundhog Day before I realized what was happening. Actually, you could sand them to a point where they seemed to disappear, but then they would just gradually re-darken over the course of a few minutes. They were primarily on the back, where I used the Citristrip and the steel wool. StainsĪs I mentioned in my first post, I had a LOT of stains on my footboard. So after I finished stripping and sanding, I had several issues with my piece, the first being stains. I was shooting for a natural wood without white. Although I do enjoy that look, it wasn’t the classic, more natural look I wanted for this. In much of my research, I saw whitewashing or liming waxes used to go lighter. My goal all along with this piece was to achieve a very light, natural wood. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel where I show you this project from start to finish. Part 5 – Achieving a Natural, Raw Wood FinishĪND, I’ve got you covered in video format too. Part 4 – Bleaching Wood 3 Ways | Tackling Color To start from the beginning, follow the list below.
Wood bleach series#
Visit my disclaimer page.This is part four of my series on refinishing our new bed. Thankfully the marks came out with some wood bleaching take a look at the pictures to see for yourself. I recently refinished a dresser that had some scary dark marks on the top.
Wood bleach update#
Update 3/3/20 and 8/31/20 Another Bleaching Job You can read more on bleach from Bob Vila here. Be sure to take caution when bleaching and neutralizing be sure to work in a ventilated area too.
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Thank you for reading this weeks blog! Let me know about your bleaching experiences. We had to ultimately paint the chairs and cover up the cherry wood. The cherry wood had a bad reaction to the bleach and turned the chairs green! (Straight up green, I am not kidding.) We were so fortunate to have such understanding clients. We had to strip off the old finish and bleach the chairs because of the dark marks. After a tornado hit a local town, we were contracted to restore six cherry dining room chairs with water damage. Wood TypesĪlso note that different species of wood will respond differently to bleaching. There are chemical reactions that can occur if you mix vinegar and bleach so please use caution. I will use a combination of 50% water 50% vinegar when neutralizing (This is a weak mixture). If you don’t re-balance the chemical nature from the bleach, it will eat way at your clothes and make holes, or could damage the clear finish you put on the top.
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When you bleach your whites while doing laundry you always need a rinse cycle with vinegar to re-neutralize. It is important to note the role of neutralizing the alkaline effect of bleach. Table on the right I am going to use A-B wood bleach. Table on the left I am going to use a standard house hold bleach (100% undiluted).
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My client wants a gray-ish stain on these tables so I want to cut as much of the orange as I can. I tested the first two listed above on these two oak tables. Please do more research before making this your choice and get a good respirator. However, because it is considered highly toxic I typically have opted out of using this one. Oxalic Acid – This is commonly used to remove water stains and to even out weathered wood.It is great at removing dark stains and can change the color of the wood. 2 Part Wood Bleach – Very strong two part bleaching system.Also, in my experience it does not do as well of a job removing water marks other defects from age and wear. Household bleach – This can remove stains in wood, but will not effect the wood’s natural color.Yes, you can bleach wood but there are some important steps to follow, today I will talk about the wood bleaching process. Bleaching, is not just for white clothes.