Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Hardwood floor way too shiny.
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jmnew51
05-12-07, 06:17 PM
I have just about completed my hardwood floor job and I am sad to say that I am not really satisfied with it.
I used a satin finish on the floor because the room is very bright due to the large windows at either end. Well the satin finish dried way too glossy and every single little imperfection in the floor shows up.
I applied 2 coats of poly and it was a good quality brand.
I don't understand what went wrong?
I used satin finish (different brand)a few years back and it came out great.
Question is is there anything I can do to take some of the shine out of the floor?
Thanx
Jim
I used a satin finish on the floor because the room is very bright due to the large windows at either end. Well the satin finish dried way too glossy and every single little imperfection in the floor shows up.
I applied 2 coats of poly and it was a good quality brand.
I don't understand what went wrong?
I used satin finish (different brand)a few years back and it came out great.
Question is is there anything I can do to take some of the shine out of the floor?
Thanx
Jim
Carpets Done Wright
05-12-07, 08:13 PM
Try a product called Waterlox.
jmnew51
05-12-07, 09:07 PM
Thanx so much for the reply CDW. I googled the product and found it is a sort of tung oil finish. How ironic, because after I 100 gritted the floor, and it was just bare wood, I thought to myself how beautiful it would look with something like just linseed oil or a light stain then linseed oil. In this case tung oil.
But I decided to stay with the norm and poly the thing :(
Whenever my dad made furniture he never varnished it. He always used just stain and/or linseed oil, then maintained with lemon oil. Especially on teak. We had a beautiful teak parque floor in our house as kids and he only used linseed oil on it. (twice a year I think). What a shame I didn't give it a try on this floor :(
Anyway I will give the Waterlox a try.
Should I screen it, buff it?
Question is do I need to prep the existing poly before I apply the Waterlox?
Sorry for the long post.
Thanx
Jim
But I decided to stay with the norm and poly the thing :(
Whenever my dad made furniture he never varnished it. He always used just stain and/or linseed oil, then maintained with lemon oil. Especially on teak. We had a beautiful teak parque floor in our house as kids and he only used linseed oil on it. (twice a year I think). What a shame I didn't give it a try on this floor :(
Anyway I will give the Waterlox a try.
Should I screen it, buff it?
Question is do I need to prep the existing poly before I apply the Waterlox?
Sorry for the long post.
Thanx
Jim
twelvepole
05-13-07, 01:39 PM
Waterlox requires sanding off existing finish. "New floors or floors previously coated with polyurethane should be sanded before finishing with Waterlox." www.waterlox.com
Might be easier to go with same brand of finish in a lower sheen. This would require screening the floor before applying finish.
"I used satin finish (different brand) a few years back and it came out great." There is no industry standard for sheen levels among different finish manufacturers.
Might be easier to go with same brand of finish in a lower sheen. This would require screening the floor before applying finish.
"I used satin finish (different brand) a few years back and it came out great." There is no industry standard for sheen levels among different finish manufacturers.
jmnew51
05-13-07, 06:59 PM
Thank you all for your help.
Jim
Jim