Easy application and cleanup.
Water based red oak floors natural finish.
Rust oleum 230231 satin water floor finish.
Floors in need of a clear finish that dries quickly pros.
Water based polyurethane 4 2.
When you buy red or white oak flooring boards you re joining the majority of homeowners that choose oak over other hardwood species.
Paste wax 4 4.
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Problems with finishing oak floors.
Generally maple without a stain looks better with water borne poly.
We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net.
I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck.
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I like water based dyes because they don t bleed back out of oak s pores like alcohol based dyes do.
Johnson wax 16 oz fine wood paste wax 00203.
This worked great u tests but in actual application the floor finished did not wipe it off enough and got the finishing done quickly with a water based floor finish loba.
Next a barrier coat of dewaxed shellac seals in the dye.
Very smooth and shiny finish.
Bona traffic hd commercial semi gloss.
Dura seal durafinish liquid.
Low odor and low vocs.
Trewax paste wax clear 12 35 ounce.
Paste wax 4 3.
The layered finishes start with a ground color of water based dye.
Our flooring guys are finishing with water based finish.
Water based polyurethane 4 6.
For natural maple hardwood water based poly tends to look better especially over time.
Hi marc i have a white oak floor that we were trying to keep natural so the intention was to pickle it with a very lightly pigmented stain that would get mostly wiped off.
Pre finished floors are more expensive in the beginning but the finish tends to last longer than those applied onsite to unfinished floors.
Shellac dries fast allowing you to move through the steps quickly.
Maple is lighter than oak and with oil based poly it really does tend to yellow a lot over time.
I m torn between trying this combo or sticking with something more traditional special walnut is a runner up.