Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Mixing water based Polyurethane with Oil based???
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vmost
11-25-04, 09:01 PM
My floors are getting refinished. The contractor accidently used waterbased polyurethane instead of the oil based that I wanted. I wanted the oil based because I like the color it gives the wood and the finish has more depth.
He tried to correct it by screening the first coat and adding a second coat of oil based polyurethane called "Durathane"? He added color this coat in order to match what I originally wanted.
I am very concerned that I will have problems in the future. I am planning on refinishing the wood in my kitchen and I want them to match. The contractor will do whatever I like since it was his mistake. However, if I have him refinish again won't I be losing another layer of wood?
Any help would greatly be appreciated!
P.S.
There are some areas that have sanding swirl marks. Will that come out with another screening? Should I have them fill the cracks. They have filled some but not all of them. :confused:
He tried to correct it by screening the first coat and adding a second coat of oil based polyurethane called "Durathane"? He added color this coat in order to match what I originally wanted.
I am very concerned that I will have problems in the future. I am planning on refinishing the wood in my kitchen and I want them to match. The contractor will do whatever I like since it was his mistake. However, if I have him refinish again won't I be losing another layer of wood?
Any help would greatly be appreciated!
P.S.
There are some areas that have sanding swirl marks. Will that come out with another screening? Should I have them fill the cracks. They have filled some but not all of them. :confused:
Suppo
11-26-04, 05:44 AM
vmost,
I am not a contractor, just a DIY do-it yourselfer. I can't talk to your mixed polyurethane but it doesn't sound good.
In my experience, as a general rule, if you can see swirl marks with normal room lighting without having to stoop down, they probably need to be removed with another screening before finishing.
My last set of floors, I finally took the extra 2-3 days to fill in all of the cracks on my old golden oak floor (matched filler). The result was absolutely outstanding! If you have the time you won't regret taking it to fill all of the cracks and sanding it appropriately.
Good Luck!
I am not a contractor, just a DIY do-it yourselfer. I can't talk to your mixed polyurethane but it doesn't sound good.
In my experience, as a general rule, if you can see swirl marks with normal room lighting without having to stoop down, they probably need to be removed with another screening before finishing.
My last set of floors, I finally took the extra 2-3 days to fill in all of the cracks on my old golden oak floor (matched filler). The result was absolutely outstanding! If you have the time you won't regret taking it to fill all of the cracks and sanding it appropriately.
Good Luck!
vmost
11-29-04, 10:17 PM
Thanks,
I had them fill in the rest of the cracks. And it does look much better. As far as the water based under the oil based we let it cure for a day and then screened sanded it. They applied an adhesion agent with the second coat and we let that cure for 4 days. There were no problems so the next coat will go on. They are going to put an additional cote on after that to make up for all the trouble. I'm happy with the way the floor looks. The swirl marks dimish with each cote. :D
Thanks again for the response!
I had them fill in the rest of the cracks. And it does look much better. As far as the water based under the oil based we let it cure for a day and then screened sanded it. They applied an adhesion agent with the second coat and we let that cure for 4 days. There were no problems so the next coat will go on. They are going to put an additional cote on after that to make up for all the trouble. I'm happy with the way the floor looks. The swirl marks dimish with each cote. :D
Thanks again for the response!
Suppo
12-03-04, 09:51 PM
Very Nice! Thanks for letting me know your final experience!
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