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I’m in urgent need of advice on staining my pine floor. I had it stained earlier this week using a mix of Minwax Provincial and Minwax Dark Walnut. I was aiming for a nice brown shade. Unfortunately, it came out completely “stripey” with some parts nearly black and some parts red. I’m paying the flooring guys to sand down it down again tomorrow and have given up on the brown floors. I just want something decent and not oddly “stripey”. So, my question is: Should I just go with polyurthene (in which case I’ll have to accept the light and yellowish tone of the floor)? Will I have the same “stripey” problem irregardless of what stain I use? Many thanks for any advice.