Problem With Varathane Floor Finish

RE: Problem With Varathane Floor Finish Post By (Guest Post) (07/07/2008) He didn't sand after the first coat, latex products raise the wood grain, and it is important to sand at least after the first coat of the clear coat. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Varathane Floor Finish Post By Valley girl (Guest Post) (06/25/2008) I am happy to saw I sanded, oil stained and 5 coats of water based finish and my floor looks FANTASTIC! Best project I ever did! But what is the best method of maintenance? Not on can nor do the dudes at home depot know (shock and awe). Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Varathane Floor Finish Post By Tim Restore A Floor & Install service llc. (Guest Post) (03/13/2008) I do it all the time and it is fine as long as he let the stain dry long enough. What you have is called grain raise which is caused by the water in the finish and is normal. The floor should of been buffed and another coat applied this would of helped. (4 coats are best 1 stain, 3 top coats with buffing in between) There is a product made for applying over stain that doesn't give grain raise and is compatible with water base urethane, it sounds like he does not know about it. This does not make his job wrong it just helps to avoid this kind of problem. It sounds like he needs to just buff floor and apply another coat. That's what I would do. Good Luck, Tim Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Varathane Floor Finish Post By unknown (Guest Post) (09/19/2005) Anytime you use a water based product to seal wood there is a tendency in some woods for the grain to raise, like hair on an arm. Litely knock the hair down with as high a grit sand paper you can find, then clean floor and recover with another coat of water based polyurethane. The water based product was suggested to you because of the low or little VOC's that will off gas from your floor over the next while. Report Spam or Abuse Floor Post By Crazy Horse (Guest Post) (03/16/2005) Lightly sand floor and put one more thin coat on. You can start this process by thickly pouring cooking soda on entire floor and pouring enough water on soda to make a thick srubbing paste. Scrub the paste with large sponge, Rinse floor clean with mopp and cold water, Let dry then sand lightly, then proceed Walla a new floor to die for. An old gentel man showed us this when we did our old chicken coop floors."" Report Spam or Abuse