I wish I knew. Staining white oak wood.

Поділитися
Вставка

КОМЕНТАРІ • 141

  • @247KW
    @247KW Рік тому +25

    Hi I'm Karen, my life was great til I became addicted to remodeling my bathroom and restaining my bathroom cabinets. NO STAIN LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURES ON LABELS...WAS THIS DONE TO DRIVE ME INSANE. Was so glad to find your support group. Thank you....

  • @pootninny
    @pootninny Рік тому +7

    Have worked in the paint industry and a color consultant. When you started in about the pink wood, I was screaming “Add some green to neutralize the red”!!! That was so funny, you put in a great effort.

  • @sheilacabrera3986
    @sheilacabrera3986 Рік тому +19

    "Did a lot of looking and not saying much", which is rarely a good sign; this video was freaking hilarious!

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому +1

      I should have put way more of the awkward silence in the video! Lolololol. Glad you got a laugh.

  • @theredman101
    @theredman101 Рік тому +15

    I'm a pro wood finisher, and you made the right choice for canceling out the pink. I actually teach wood finishing classes, and I use Adobe Premier to explain matching just like you lol!

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому +4

      Where were you a year ago when I needed you most?! 😂
      You need to be president of the wood strainers emotional support group. Going to check your channel now to see if you’re sharing the knowledge!

  • @elizabethlibero1878
    @elizabethlibero1878 2 роки тому +3

    You have a beautiful house! I purchased a new house and didn’t find out that they didn’t prime the outside trim before painting until everything was rotting. Yes NEW house. I value this video as I want to strip my honey oak kitchen cabinets and it looks pink…..

  • @cathyb2204
    @cathyb2204 Рік тому +1

    You may just have saved me some serious heartache. In any case, I'm here for you bud!

  • @FixItFrench
    @FixItFrench Рік тому +3

    Great tips, and great job fixing the problem🤙🏼🤙🏼

  • @Zuluracerx
    @Zuluracerx 2 роки тому +5

    Great result. I would like that green stain code too...getting ready to do a lot of white oak finish work and yours looks great!

  • @DHall-qv7em
    @DHall-qv7em 3 місяці тому

    Rubio Monocoat is great for color matching and evening tones. We build a ton of vanities and our top request from interior designers is to match the flooring or other trim work. We’ve found that water popping the grain helps as well. Great video, thanks for sharing. Headed to the shop now to experiment with some green stain!

  • @conniesisco6468
    @conniesisco6468 2 роки тому +3

    Your home is beautiful!!!

  • @mvred100
    @mvred100 6 місяців тому

    good video. I deal with this alot myself when matching finishes. It's best to get out a color wheel and start with the basics which is what you ended up doing. Great job and the final color looks good.

  • @violetgrace7967
    @violetgrace7967 Рік тому +1

    I wasn’t expecting this to be so funny 😂 love it

  • @ef2b
    @ef2b Рік тому +3

    There's a place called Multifit Blades that makes sanding fingers that fit on oscillating sanders like yours. Instead of having a big triangle, most of which isn't doing much, you have a thumbprint sized pad and velcro-attached abrasive. I find it much easier to use, much faster, and also easier to control the direction of the sanding scratches. Get a whole bunch of those fingers though because they don't last long. I think sanding heat kills them, so I found it useful to keep the speed down, don't press, and maybe even swap pads (enough to make you cuss) to let them cool. Also, you can flip the paper around backwards (pointy end back) to get more use from one little piece of paper. Nothing would have made that sanding job fun or easy, but this might have helped a bit.
    Yeah, do a test piece, always, but there is another trick that I might have tried. The equivalent to post production color correction is toning, especially when your colors aren't saturated, as is the case here. In toning, you put color _over_ earlier finish coats. There is a chance you could have evened out that lacquer coat (if there were any bare spots) and _then_ applied a dye on top of it and thereby achieved your color correction. If it didn't work, you'd have to sand, which is what you were doing anyway. As a specific example, I'd have tried General Finishes green "dye stain" over the lacquer after waiting suitable time for that lacquer to be dry dry dry....maybe 72 hrs. Finish coats would be needed over that.
    Here's something you avoided...maybe it will make you feel better. If you put color onto raw oak, since oak is so porous, it can wick over and ooze out elsewhere hours after being applied giving a horrible uneven look. But it is down in the wood at that point and really really hard to get out because oak is so irregular in the surface. Same deal if you put the wrong color on.
    Everything looks beautiful in the end! Nice work. Not a pro, but hope it helps, and are all things I've done.

  • @noraberheim8103
    @noraberheim8103 11 місяців тому

    This whole video made me laugh...thank you for the sense of humor when dealing with a "pull your hair out" situation. This has also been helpful for a couple red oak and white oak staining projects Iam working on. Thumbs up!

    • @noraberheim8103
      @noraberheim8103 11 місяців тому

      Do you remember what green stain you used to counteract the red tones and would watering it down give a lighter finish? It turned out great.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  11 місяців тому

      Laughing makes you live longer Nora! True story: I gave the can to a friend of mine and his painter ended up tossing it. I don't remember the exact color but I know it was a cloverdale product.

  • @swampybman7741
    @swampybman7741 Рік тому

    Nice recovery! Showing a great job and love the "flavor" of the comments! and, heah, gonna subscribe.

  • @grouchomarxist666
    @grouchomarxist666 4 місяці тому +2

    For a guy who announced it wasn't time to be funny, this video was hilarious. (Beautiful home, though).

  • @CitadelDispatch-og1mj
    @CitadelDispatch-og1mj Рік тому +5

    Hi what brand and color is the stain you used to get the red color out of the oak?

  • @sandiegopaintingandrefinis4090
    @sandiegopaintingandrefinis4090 7 місяців тому

    Turned out, looking good!

  • @danielkot2635
    @danielkot2635 10 місяців тому +2

    Are you able to tell me how you finished your white oak kitchen

  • @michellethompson4564
    @michellethompson4564 2 роки тому +1

    Turned out great! Nice job

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  2 роки тому

      Thank you and thanks for watching 🤙

  • @austinbentley4604
    @austinbentley4604 Місяць тому +1

    Just cause knowledge is fun. White oak isn't a species of tree, it's a grouping which I think is mainly based off the pores in the wood. You can buy red oak that looks white and white oak that looks red.

    • @mikeology529
      @mikeology529 Місяць тому +1

      💯 I run a finish shop at a cabinet company and I always get a good chuckle when I see a group of office pampered, college educated, project managers gathering around a piece of oak debating whether it's white or red and I'll just walk up take a quick look and tell them that's white oak guys and at least one of them will always be like "but why is it so red" and then I, with less experience and no crippling college debt, get to teach them some tips for identifying white vs red and how there's several species sold as white or red oak which they never seem to remember because they'll be back at it in a month or two 🤦‍♂️ I used to be surprised at how many people come to me asking "what wood is this" 😂

    • @austinbentley4604
      @austinbentley4604 Місяць тому

      😂

    • @tomruth9487
      @tomruth9487 26 днів тому

      @@mikeology529 I think as white oak is so popular the sources have changed some over the years. I see a lot of it being quite dark now. I wonder if you have come to the same conclusion?

  • @robertsantos9740
    @robertsantos9740 Рік тому

    Dude , you got one of the best video ever. Would be really funny if wasn’t that painful to you for having to sand all that railing. Thank you for the tips .

  • @billhoffman171
    @billhoffman171 Рік тому

    Wondering if a green lacquer toner over the existing might have saved the sanding. Also figuring you don't want to hear that now but I pulled some evil orange out of a redwood piece with a bit of blue toner. Glad you got it handled.

    • @PremiumHillBilly
      @PremiumHillBilly 8 місяців тому

      stain under the finish is always going to handle better than a toner finish coat as time goes on imo

  • @herbieburbie
    @herbieburbie Рік тому

    Thankfully I watched this first. I have some white oak furniture that needs lacquer to trap a strong musty smell from storage.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому

      Where do you store your award for Best UA-cam Handle of all time? 😂

  • @arturo4700
    @arturo4700 Рік тому +1

    3 Options Amigo
    #1 Reactive Stain to block Pink or Orange ✅
    #2. 1 Coat Sealer at 50% ,after that apply wiping stain white at 30%
    And Clear Coat 2 Coats on 10% Matte finish ✅
    3 Use a Water-based Clear Coat on Matte finish to avoid Ambers or Orange ✅

  • @joshn1678
    @joshn1678 2 роки тому +3

    Your house looks great, how can I get my white oak to look like that? Everything I test makes my white oak turn too dark, like a pecan color.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  2 роки тому

      Perhaps a stain with the opposite color of the pecan? More green!

    • @HelloAnthony
      @HelloAnthony 2 роки тому +7

      For white oak to stay light in color, take a look at Osmo PolyX RAW/Natural (I think it's #3051) or Rubio Monocoat Natural (Oil + 2C I think is the way they label it). Oils tend to make lighter wood look more amber but both of these contain white and/or yellow pigment that offset the amber effect. Stay away from Osmo Clear and Rubio Pure. Both are great on Walnut, but as they contain no pigment, your white oak will dramatically amber. Ask me how I know :-)

  • @BilboYachts
    @BilboYachts 8 місяців тому

    LOL.. first few minutes - feel your pain!!!

  • @melissateed6232
    @melissateed6232 2 роки тому +3

    what is the stain mix that you used?

  • @triciah59
    @triciah59 6 місяців тому

    Would love to know what green stain you used. I’m refinishing an antique oak table and even after stripping and sanding there’s too much red!

  • @DennisMathias
    @DennisMathias 11 місяців тому +1

    Unseparated, I kind of like the red tones. But I see where you're coming from. You need a colorimeter to do it right. I wonder if they have those for stained wood. I have one for paint. Well, wait a minute. just white balance and run it through your post processor and measure the RGB or HSL. But no fair keeping it to yourself. Let me know!

  • @MNhockeydude35
    @MNhockeydude35 Рік тому

    rubio monocoat 5% smoke does a pretty decent job at keeping the natural color. I have tried combating the pink hue with green in the past but found better success with a very diluted white or 5% smoke color.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому

      That’s very interesting because that flooring is smoked. Now I’m gonna look that up. Thanks!

    • @Benmeglei1
      @Benmeglei1 10 місяців тому

      @@RinkVideo did you have a chance to rest the Rubio smoke 5%. I’ll be building white oak cabinet doors soon and I’m searching for a light finish also. Cheers from Chicago.

  • @BARFMEDIA
    @BARFMEDIA Рік тому +2

    great tips!
    what stain did you use?

  • @jochute
    @jochute Рік тому

    sick house, love the kitchen

  • @willspoint88
    @willspoint88 9 місяців тому

    @RinkVideo are your floors COREtec Cairo Oak LVP? Great video, I am going with fine finish supply Renner product. They have some great videos out about staining white oak.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  9 місяців тому +1

      Hey Will no they are not. I forget the exact name but I'll find it if you need it. I got the floor from Magna Hardwwood Floors International Inc. Relatively inexpensive and absolutely bulletproof if you have pets or kids. Comes from China and the best part is that they run the wood through a big smoker and that gives each piece somewhat of a unique look. I love it. I should have done a full video about that floor.

    • @willspoint88
      @willspoint88 9 місяців тому +1

      @@RinkVideo thanks! No worries about getting anymore info.

  • @warmbeans6110
    @warmbeans6110 Рік тому +1

    I'm getting ready to do a major project, stain and varnish and i'm wondering what i could use to stay as close to the original white oak color as possible/ Something that preferably not darken the grain too much.

    • @l.clevelandmajor9931
      @l.clevelandmajor9931 11 місяців тому

      First you need to use a sealer finish that gets into the pores of the wood, It will fill those pores and keep your following finish from penetrating so deep. Since you want it to stay as white as possible, understand that white oak is not actually as white as it looks, so make sure your choice of finish is as clear as it can be. There are some clear varnishes that do not have any color in them, but because the wood does, there is not going to be a solution that will keep the color from getting darker. Adding green toner works best to preserve the whitish color, but it won't stop the wood from looking at least two or three shades darker than it does unfinished, even with the clearest solution of whatever finish you use. A good way to test what the wood color will be when it is finished is to use a damp rag to wet an area of the wood very lightly. The wet color will be close to what it will be when finished.

  • @grams9583
    @grams9583 Місяць тому

    What lacquer and stain did you use?

  • @abdolreza82
    @abdolreza82 Місяць тому

    Applying green stain to kill red is the biggest mistake. It is simply impossible to get consistent results from green stain and if you read or hear somewhere that green will fix it, it's definitely the way to ruin your white/red oak.
    The wood will become green no matter what this is because the amount of red in each plank is not the same as the rest. Even absorption of the stain is not consistent. Instead of that you must study the root cause of the red/pink tone. In both red and white oak the porous parts of the wood cause the red tone. The best and the simplest way to get rid of it is to grey wash it. It does two things. First it darkens the red parts and second it fills the pours with grey stain. Weathered Grey from Varathane is what I used to colour match my red oak nosing with my white oak floors. Also you shouldn't look for a 10/10 colour match with one slab. There is always colour variation. For me, 8/10 similarity will look natural and beatiful.

  • @anik321
    @anik321 2 роки тому +2

    Rink, where do I get these railings from? My stairs need an update and yours look beautiful.
    Mine was built in 2010 and for some reason has the same god damn balusters as every other house that's been built since 1982. Why.
    Glad you were able to salvage your situation man. I don't know what I woulda done.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  2 роки тому +1

      Did you watch my other vid where I just spiced up the stairs in my old house? It was pretty easy and not that much work. DIY stair railing makeover. Modernizing stairs.
      ua-cam.com/video/4LxSIxMU-jc/v-deo.html

    • @Holly.makes.things
      @Holly.makes.things 2 роки тому +3

      The shots of Joey staring at the railings sent me lolol. I felt that on a spiritual level.

  • @LaurallieFerraro
    @LaurallieFerraro 8 місяців тому

    Has the product and color used been listed, I can't seem to find it.

  • @cindyrodger4867
    @cindyrodger4867 Рік тому

    Very helpful video! What is the name of your engineering flooring and where did you get it from?

  • @Anna-qm9ys
    @Anna-qm9ys 7 місяців тому

    What is the name and color of the stain you used? thanks!

  • @mcclainsgarage3917
    @mcclainsgarage3917 Рік тому

    Is the floor engineered wood? im trying to figure out what i want in my house and love the look.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому +1

      It is and it’s fricking amazing. Comes from China and they smoke it in a kiln so gives a little variety. It’s bulletproof, feels great on the feet and looks amazing. Was relatively inexpensive as well. Got it from a flooring supplier in Calgary.

    • @mcclainsgarage3917
      @mcclainsgarage3917 Рік тому

      @@RinkVideo what’s your thoughts on real white oak floors?

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому +1

      @@mcclainsgarage3917 depends if there’s children involved 😂. I’m type A and tend to run a tight ship but the engineered flooring is good for hockey, scooters, weird science experiments and all the other things kids get up to. I actually obsess about subfloors more than I do with the flooring 😂

  • @toddplager8676
    @toddplager8676 Рік тому

    Mistakes are how we become good at shit!! Great video! Staining is a science.... every piece of wood can take stain differently!!

  • @Poundingfur
    @Poundingfur 2 роки тому +1

    if you want white oak to natural. Basic coatings is company. get Raw seal and pure matte finish. Un believable. Crazy.

  • @CornelioAustin
    @CornelioAustin Рік тому

    Came out incredible though

  • @sarahwalters5694
    @sarahwalters5694 Рік тому

    love this, great video!

  • @arashjamali8731
    @arashjamali8731 4 місяці тому

    What’s the stain on your wood floor? Did you buy them finished?

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  4 місяці тому +1

      Yes the floor came finished

  • @gdsd80
    @gdsd80 8 місяців тому

    Thank you 👍🏻🤩

  • @kellengiuda7632
    @kellengiuda7632 Рік тому

    Gotta say - your floors are great. Mind sharing what wood and stain you used on them?

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому +1

      KG, that’s engineered hardwood from China. It’s from the Wildwood Nature Collection called Euro White Oak, KURANG. Hope that helps. It’s bulletproof and I’m really happy with it. ✌️

  • @Koosman10
    @Koosman10 Рік тому

    What kind of Baulsters did you use solid iron ? Link?

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому

      Something like this: www.greatstairs.com/products/spindles/metal-spindle-straight-bar/

  • @tylerloder
    @tylerloder 2 роки тому +1

    Can you please divulge the stain or stain mix you used for that light color you achieved while still neutralizing the reds, orange and ambers? Thanks!

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  2 роки тому

      I lent that can of stain to a friend but will try and get him to send me a picture of the code today.

    • @tylerloder
      @tylerloder 2 роки тому

      Thanks so much!

    • @sunrise7ranch85
      @sunrise7ranch85 2 роки тому +1

      @@RinkVideo I would also love to know the exact stain you used.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  2 роки тому +1

      @@sunrise7ranch85 sorry guys. My buddy still has my can of stain. I will harass him tomorrow to get it back so I can send you the exact deets

    • @milanmehta595
      @milanmehta595 2 роки тому

      I am doing a new build and deciding on hand rail stain. They want this before the floors are installed. I want the hand rail to match the floor. What can I use? Assume I know nothing :).
      Really like the way yours turned out. I really like a natural look but have 4 kids and need durability.

  • @paolamugan616
    @paolamugan616 Рік тому

    Hello . What color are your cabinets? Thank you

  • @paolamugan616
    @paolamugan616 Рік тому

    What wood is your kitchen cabinets ? I like it . Thank you

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому +2

      Thank you. I’ll find the sample so I can tell you exactly! Stand by.

  • @taniaveihdeffer1160
    @taniaveihdeffer1160 Рік тому

    What’s the color stain of green?

  • @ethanhart2384
    @ethanhart2384 6 місяців тому

    What do you use for baseboards and trim?

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  6 місяців тому +1

      Just two pieces of mdf. Very minimal. I’m not a fan of anything too ornate. You can easily see here in one of my other vids: Stained Concrete Floor (1 year later)
      ua-cam.com/video/HcqGyrDAe9Y/v-deo.html

  • @thefilthelement
    @thefilthelement 5 місяців тому +1

    Staining oak is like painting walnut

  • @evelynmahoney3569
    @evelynmahoney3569 11 місяців тому

    Sounds like I need to get some green stain for the kitchen drawer fronts where I have duplicated EXACTLY the same f*ckup. They're now RED & PINK, despite a few other brainstorm efforts, including bleach.

  • @lucpilon1
    @lucpilon1 Рік тому

    U gotta white wash it! It adds the white to the grain! Any white paint then add green! It’ll be perfect

  • @cassandrageffre5458
    @cassandrageffre5458 7 місяців тому

    Can you share the stain you used?

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  7 місяців тому

      My friend borrowed the stain and never returned it so I can’t remember exactly. I’ll call him today.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  6 місяців тому

      @Year_2027 you’re 100% right on this.

  • @arenee621
    @arenee621 2 роки тому

    Thx for sharing!!

  • @MrHf4l
    @MrHf4l 2 роки тому +1

    What shirt are you wearing? I’d like to buy one.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  2 роки тому

      I wore that shirt to a concert the other night and a random dude stopped me to say how awesome it is. That is my favourite piece of clothing that own and it’s from Howler Brothers out of Austin. I absolutely love it.

  • @cm96yyc
    @cm96yyc 3 місяці тому

    whered you get that hat?

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  3 місяці тому

      Howler Bros out of Austin. I frickin love that stuff.

  • @BroRiv
    @BroRiv 2 роки тому

    Good tips!

  • @heatherelias-tv7zp
    @heatherelias-tv7zp 8 місяців тому

    ..."I'm not even going to ask you to subscribe to my channel..." love it. Fixing fuck ups has become my life's work. They are usually MY fuck ups but that's neither here nor there. "This is bullshit" will be written on my gravestone. Great video. Your floors are awesome.

  • @ibrahimwehbe1153
    @ibrahimwehbe1153 Рік тому

    Well done

  • @caseyleonard6506
    @caseyleonard6506 22 дні тому

    I would have tried to get them to do the sanding since it was their mistake

  • @youarethetemple
    @youarethetemple 8 місяців тому

    loved it. thanks

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  8 місяців тому

      I appreciate the love!

  • @alexei.moskalev
    @alexei.moskalev Рік тому

    Stainers emotional support group! I need to join!

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому

      😂 Membership is time consuming and expensive. 😂 Staining mistakes can be forgiven but never forgotten. Welcome aboard.

  • @mrclean146
    @mrclean146 8 місяців тому

    So now I’m baby crapping in my pants. I just brought $300 of white oak and you’re telling me GREEN. Good thing I haven’t even broke down the wood yet. I’m going into the testing lab now. I’m going to subscribe anyway.Is that weird?

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  8 місяців тому

      That’s awesome!! Let the baby poo flow!

    • @cassandrageffre5458
      @cassandrageffre5458 7 місяців тому

      What stain color did you choose?

  • @nedaz2758
    @nedaz2758 Рік тому

    I hired a company to make all the wood in living room. Every time i asked no red or orange in the color, they did like 20 sample and they cant get it done. It maksme crazy

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому

      Oh Nedaz you have my vote for the Vice President of the Wood Stainers Emotional Support Group! I feel your pain.

  • @JoRoBoYo
    @JoRoBoYo Рік тому

    i always wonder why they sell weird color stain, this is why

  • @Bigmike55626
    @Bigmike55626 Рік тому

    I install white oak floors every other week and none have red or pink

    • @ozmaile7938
      @ozmaile7938 Рік тому

      Yea I agree something fishy. Maybe it was an weird Oak or maybe it was red oak sun bleached a bit and sold as white

  • @somethingkindawonderful3034
    @somethingkindawonderful3034 8 місяців тому

    To the painter that sprayed. Use your head .. if it doesnt look right stop ! I sure hope thst you didnt take payment and re paid all the mad hours it took to get it back to square one .

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  8 місяців тому

      You don’t even want to know the full story. There was a major fallout. Tempers got hot and another painter finished the job. Cost me a good chunk of change and a hard lesson learned.

  • @natestjean-re7wy
    @natestjean-re7wy Рік тому

    telling me you didnt care if we subscribed is such a powermove gotta like the vid

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому +1

      Lolololol reverse psychology! Thanks Nate ✌️

  • @DIGIT9
    @DIGIT9 Рік тому

    How come you talk with your hands so much ? 😅😅

  • @jc82_
    @jc82_ Місяць тому

    Rubio Monocoat Natural

  • @fogsmart
    @fogsmart Рік тому

    A word of wisdom: don’t hire anyone. Period. Do it all yourself. Occasionally, yes, tradesmen do the job correctly. Occasionally. These days.

    • @RinkVideo
      @RinkVideo  Рік тому

      I subscribe to your theory fogsmart! Especially if you’re not in a hurry.

    • @crystalandjohn
      @crystalandjohn Місяць тому

      Did you find the name of the green stain by chance?

  • @kierand9410
    @kierand9410 Рік тому

    Colour theory strikes again.

  • @CornelioAustin
    @CornelioAustin Рік тому

    😂😂😂😂

  • @l.clevelandmajor9931
    @l.clevelandmajor9931 11 місяців тому

    Let me tell you why I've been so successful in my woodworking career. Research everything you want to do before you try to do it. That means materials, tools, designing, methods, procedures, and finishing. I never tackled anything that was new to me before doing my research, even after I knew a lot about woodworking already. New things are always coming up in my career, and knowing what I have to do before doing it is a very important step. Because of that, I seek out all I can find that is relevant to what I wish to do, and study it. Because I do that, I am successful 95% of the time or better. In the case of your stair bannisters, you should never install them before the surrounding area has been given its finish, and the same goes for cabinetry, window and door frames, etc. Look at your project and figure out what is supposed to be completed when! This is especially true when you are working with others to get a project done. No one likes having to do something over, or to have to fix something that got done too soon. So look at the job ahead, and ask yourself "How far along does the other parts of the job need to be, before I can safely get this part done?" In the case in which other workers are working on areas near what you are going to do, if their work will have an effect on what you must do, if you do your work first, let them get done before you do your work. Yes there may be times when your work might do something bad to their work, so find a way to do your work that has the least impact on what is already done. Also have ways to protect the work of other workers from being affected by your work. In the case of finishes, use shields wherever they are needed.
    I could tell you literally thousands of things about how to be successful in this type of work, but then I would be writing a whole series of books or more. So my advice is seek out the knowledge you need and study it. Knowing will save you lots of trouble.