That isn ' t true . They would give the prosecution until the end of the hearing to locate and bring in the officer , or they would toss the charges . <| sep |> Make sure you wipe it down really good before you stain it after that just grab a rag and stain it in parts , make sure you have enough stain and rags . We usually put the stain on and spread it with a rag and leave it on for a bit 20 secs to 1 minand then wipe it down with a clean or dry rag to take the remaining stain off , I would suggest vacuuming the floor before you put the stain on just to get rid of any dust but that part is optional besides that just make sure you wipe the excess stain and wear gloves because it ' s a pain to get it off your hands Good luck ! And staining in any direction shouldn ' t have any effect on the floor as long as you cover the whole floor and don ' t leave any unstained parts , also you can use a brush to stain the edge besides that the rag works like a charm !