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Refinishing honey oak staircase

njohs
7 years ago

We are refinishing and darkening our honey oak flooring and staircase that was built in 1999. We would like to go from the light, poly on oak color to a walnut stain. We have a professional doing the floor and treads of the stairs. We are going to attempt to refinish the railings and newel posts of the staircase ourselves (the balusters are painted white). I would like to get the oak down to bare wood so the same Dura Seal stain used on the floor can be used on the staircase. I do not like the look of gel stain or paint for the rails and newel posts. I have purchased Franmar Paint and Polyurethane Soy Gel Stripper to start removing the polyurethane on the staircase. I'm concerned about getting the polyurethane out of the grain of the oak to allow us to stain it a darker color. Due to the detail in the wood, I don't think sanding is an option. I'm scared to screw this up because it would be an expensive fix. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice?

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