Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - How do you Pickle a floor?

I recently bought a 78 year old house that has hardwood floors. Three of the rooms were stained badly with pet stains.(There was carpet on the floor when I bought the house) After consulting two floor refinishers and being told the stains would not come out,...I decided to paint the floors with Kils primer to kill the oder and to cover the stains. I had the Kils tinted to a cream color to match the oil base floor paint I then used. After two coats of paint I applyed a poly. sealer. I really like the look and the house smells and looks so much better.

Now I am considering "Pickleing" one of the bedrooom floors. I have read articles on Pickled floors but no instructions were given.

Is there a foumula or
How is that done?

Sandy:

Do you have any knowledge of what type of finish(es) or cleaning agents have been used on that 78 year old floor? What did the finishers have to say? I'm not much of a finishing expert but I see red flags waving.

Kilz may take out the odors, but it's likely it will not adhere to the older finishes and waxes used over the years, unless the existing floor is taken down to bare wood. The house may smell better now...... but?

The National Hardwood Org. recommends that if you want pickled floors that you should buy them prefinished already pickled. Pickling requires chemicals that tend to weaken the grain of the wood and the process is not recommended for the DIY. Best regards.