Polyurethane Flaking on Pine Floor
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Polyurethane Flaking on Pine Floor
I installed a pine plank (5 1/2") floor in a sunroom about a year ago. I used Minwax stain, two coats, and went by the directions. Then I put two coats of Minwax Polyurethane going exactly by the directions. Less than a year later, the Poly is flaking/yellowing and scratches very easly. You can even scratch the coating with your fingernail. This floor expands and contracts just like any pine floor should do, but I never expected the surface to look so bad in such a short time. I'm thinking of sanding it down, restaining and then use a wax coating. Any ideas would be great. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by RMX
I installed a pine plank (5 1/2") floor in a sunroom about a year ago. I used Minwax stain, two coats, and went by the directions. Then I put two coats of Minwax Polyurethane going exactly by the directions. Less than a year later, the Poly is flaking/yellowing and scratches very easly. You can even scratch the coating with your fingernail. This floor expands and contracts just like any pine floor should do, but I never expected the surface to look so bad in such a short time. I'm thinking of sanding it down, restaining and then use a wax coating. Any ideas would be great. Thanks.
in anycase the floor needs to be resanded to the bare wood and new stain and finish.
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Originally Posted by RMX
Thanks for the replies. The drying time for the stain was about a week. Can anyone tell me if a paste wax finish over a stained pine floor would work ?
i would not wax the floor it is just a pain to maintain, i would resand and try a waterbase finish from bona www.bonakemi.com the water base finishes today are much harder then the oil finishes but you cannot go to homedepot and buy a quality water finish anything they have sucks trust me i know.