How do you whitewash a hardwood floor?

Answer 1

I am a 37 year experienced painter..we have whitewashed/pickled many cabinets..ash panelling, and floors..actually instead of buying prepackaged pickling you can make your own..simply take a latex paint of the color you want..mix it 50/50 with water...walla you have it...apply areas the whole length or width of the floor, depending on which way the flooring runs..You can apply with a paint roller..then let set for about 2 minutes..then take clean rags...wipe over the surface WITH THE GRAIN.....remove as much as you want..some prfer to leave a white film all over the entire surface..and some like it wiped down to where it is just in the grain..let dry over night..apply one coat of polyurethane..let dry..sand it with 220 grit sand paper..just buff lightly to remove the "raised grain" vacuum..then apply another coat of polyurethane..etc..You can do this also with oil based paint but the drying time,odor, and clean up is terrible..Alot here get confused when some people say whitewash..for in the old days..we mixed lime and water together to "whitewash" or paint exterior beams, wood etc..Now days the term "whitewash" relates to staining wood etc..or also calleed "pickling"...You can also delute your paint of choice 25% if you want it deeper colored..practice on some scrap wood of the same flooring you are usuing...here is a link also...
http://alsnetbiz.com/homeimprovement/pickling.html

Answer 2

How To Whitewash Wood Floors

Answer 3

This can't be what you mean: white wash is the byproduct of acetylene gas when it's made and used for exterior brick and old barns when mixed with red Iron oxide
I think you mean "Bleach" you want to bleach your floor. First go to Home Depot and get the wood bleach, talk to them about what you want to do. Then you have to sand the floors until you get all the old covering off, then probably bleach until you get the affect you want.
Your then going to put on a sealer and poly if you want or, varnish.

Answer 4

I used a sander for mine. It took off the surface dirt, gave it a natural look. I wiped down the floor and gave it a high polished shine. Now it looks like glass with a clean fresh look.

Answer 5

I don't think that would be a good idea as whitewash isn't waterproof?

Answer 6

whitewash is not what you want the process is called plicking

Answer 7

If you go to either HGTV or DIY network web sites, they should have step by step instructions on how to do this.