Brilliant Staining Butcher Block Countertops

To avoid those stripes from sinking in youll need to wipe them away with a rag almost immediately.

Staining butcher block countertops. Even if its being marketed to consumers for kitchen countertops. Wipe off dust with a rag and then apply wood conditioner with a rag. Actually literally by nature and by their historynamesake they are quite the opposite.

Apply a coat of oil with a soft cloth. Mineral oil is pretty simple to use. But wood needs to be well protected to keep water and wine from staining or damaging it.

And after three attempts I also dont recommend staining butcherblock countertops. Application Apply to a clean and dust free butcher block. Ive used a variety of oils on ours ranging from boiled linseed oil pure tung oil tung oil finishes from the.

Wipe off dust with a rag and then sand with the 120 grit sandpaper and orbital sander. There are two types of wood stain especially suited to finish butcher block countertops. Although pine is probably the most common wood used for butcher blocks it comes in a variety of other wood types as well.

But in my opinion its pretty important. And for good reason. If you want wood choose a wood that is the color you want and dont mess with staining it.

These are especially great for butcher block counter tops as the oils and waxes help give it a water-resistant quality. So why should you use butcher block over other countertops. As you overlap rows of butcher block pay close attention to the stain buildup you get when you go over some of the last stained row with stain for the next row.