Ouch! Don't give up just yet - walls aren't absorbent so you may be able to save it. Have you tried baby wipes? If that didn't work, do the following: 1) Fill a bucket half full with warm water. 2) Add detergent - just enough to get a few bubbles when you agitate the water. 3) Wet a cloth in the water and rub gently on the stain (wear rubber gloves to protect your hands!) 4) Rinse the cloth and repeat as necessary, starting at the bottom and working your way up to avoid drip marks. 5) If the stain remains, dry the area thoroughly with a towel before moving on to step six. 6) When the surface has dried, rub a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser over the stain. Let us know how you get on!

Hello Tom, It's a good one and means I can't vote as I have a Jackboot in both camps! (which you haven't allowed for) Paint is soo fantastic and I tend to think colour rather than white..but... that's only because I have had white floors for 10 years.. so need a change... Stain is gr8 if you want to go dark and have a grainy feel... Dark wood paint too is fantastic.. especially electric blue and other wonderments... So it really does depend on the aesthetic preference and what else is happening in the room... : ))

Hi redkez78. If you like the natural silvered grey look it's really worth the wait. See our shed - just built in first photo and 2 years later in the other images (under veranda you can still see the difference as it's sheltered so will take longer). Friends speeded this up on their house by washing wood down with a large broom and a weak solution of water and bleach which worked well (see Art House B&B, Isle of Skye www.arthouse-skye.co.uk). Maybe good to test on a spare piece of wood first. Advantages - no maintenance at all and it looks beautiful! Alternatively you could use a water based pale grey exterior wood paint well watered down to create a 'wash' effect so you can still see the wood grain and you don't need to paint so neatly. Paint with a large brush then wipe excess off. Again, test on spare pieces of wood to get the effect you like, experimenting with percentage of water to paint. Personally, I'd go for the natural silvered look but that's just my taste! Good luck! Tricia from www.CoastWoodCotton.etsy.com

We will be re-staining these floors - to erase some damaged areas and change the color. Prefer Duraseal. Would love any suggestions!