Pro Guide to Stain Floor Color

Stain and seal wood floors quickly, beautifully, and professionally with Bona DriFast® Stains, and set yourself apart from other flooring professionals.

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Pro Guide to Stain Floor Color

Stain and seal wood floors quickly, beautifully, and professionally with Bona DriFast® Stains, and set yourself apart from other flooring professionals.

Master flooring professionals who take pride in their work know what to look for in the products they use and recommend to their customers. It, therefore, makes perfect sense that the Bona DriFast Stain color collection is the preferred choice for many experienced wood flooring contractors when it comes to finishing

Exceptional performance and why flooring professionals love Bona DriFast Stain colors

  • They offer a richly superior, consistent stain color that provides a proper footing to achieve long-term wear and tear

  • They are oil-modified and allow for easy application and workability

  • 2-hour dry time* and coverage rate of 800 - 1000 sq. ft./gallon (when used as directed)
    *6 hours minimum for white and 12-18 hours for Ebony, Spice Brown, Bark and Cocoa under ideal conditions of 60-80 degrees F with 35-75% relative humidity.

Additional staining benefits include:

  • No bleed back
    Bleed back can cost contractors in wasted time and expensive labor. Worst cases require a complete floor re-sand.

  • Penetrates, stains and seals bare wood
    No additional sealer is required when using Bona DriFast Stain.

  • Can be buffed on
    Bleed back can cost contractors in wasted time and expensive labor. Worst cases require a complete floor re-sand.

  • Easy cleanup and touch-ups
    Bleed back can cost contractors in wasted time and expensive labor. Worst cases require a complete floor re-sand.

26 base colors and four different color collections

From rich cherry to dark cocoa and easy-breezy seaside driftwood, Bona’s DriFast Stain color collections offer an infinite number of options. 26 different color choices allow customers to go with a single classic option, or the ability to custom-mix colors to achieve something truly unique to the individual.

  • Classic Collection
    Rich, traditional hardwood colors ranging from antique golden browns to deep woodsy reds offer pure elegance and timeless, undeniable grace that speaks to the heart.

  • Essentials Collection
    The inspiration of mystic ambers and far-away spices may be just what is needed to feed your soul. Warm, alluring colors for your floors to invigorate each and every day.

  • Naturals Collection
    Airy and light; yet soft, warm and bright. This collection offers clean, fresh colors to stimulate the mind. What will today bring? The possibilities are endless.

  • Metropolitan Collection.
    New York, Tokyo, London, Paris – the choice is yours. Suave and sophisticated, highly-stylish tones of nearly black to rose champagne. Here’s to the good life.

The Bona DriFast Stain color chart

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