New 8" white oak- Bona Traffic advice
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My experience: refinish hardwood floors with Bona Traffic
Comments (22)OK I explain. It is a floating floor what we call in the UK engineered floor, so it is not solid throughout but a thickness of the wood mounted on a plywood base. It is a Malaysian wood, not so hard, so I suppose high heels could dent it perhaps, it is not the hardest. It is a click system not requiring glue, interesting. Now from Malaysia it says it has five factory coatings of which some contain aluminium oxide. It got worn out over the years. So a year ago I sanded the wood with the machines with the correct paper and vacuumed well. Then I applied one coat of Bona Traffic silk, you know the glossy one. I then noticed a number of parts were very coarse to the touch. So after some hours I sanded again with slightly finer paper but still coarse. Now I applied again Bona. Once again certain areas were coarse to the touch and you could see stains. So now I did a final very fine sanding but this was by hand with very fine paper particularly in the areas affected. It took me hours. Then I applied the third coat. I called the Bona representative who was at a loss!!! He gave me a bottle of Bona "refresh" it is a type of product to do another pass over. I applied it to the worse parts of the floor. Although one could see areas which were coarse to the touch and which did not look quite right the shine was sufficient to fool guests for Christmas. Now I am exactly one year on. In those area I mentioned there are now black marks. I attach some photos of the present situation with example of the black marks. (sorry I do not know how to create a new thread). I want to sand it and apply Bona again before New Year when my mother is visiting, my wife will just about tolerate me sanding on the 27th Dec. I had the suspicion it was the Bona product maybe the bottle I bought was old or had been exposed to low temperatures where I bought it from but the Bona representative told me it was very unlikely to be the case....See MoreBona Sealers on my White Oak
Comments (78)Here are a few more from right after installation (backsplash was still missing). The coloring is more accurate in these photos, though the contrast of the veins are still a bit exaggerated looking compared to real life. There are tons of pictures of Taj Mahal on Houzz, and I highly recommend seeing it in person at a few different stone yards. The slabs can vary a LOT...See MoreBona natural seal and traffic hd on white oak
Comments (11)Thank you, I am very happy with how they turned out.. I ended up replacing red oak with 5” inch white oak select..Bona Natural seal with Bona Hd traffic extra matte. I was worried about adding more red oak to existing and not blending in as I wanted one consistent floor throughout. Here are a couple more pics of backsplash.. from Home Depot...See MoreWhite oak floors - Bona Drifast vs NordicSeal? Mega vs Traffic?
Comments (11)Sorry, just saw this. I feel two coats of finish is sufficient when applied over sealer at the prescribed rate. This is especially true for Traffic which goes on heavier (350-400 sq. ft/gallon for Traffic, 500-600 for Mega). More coats of finish make the floor smoother, filling in the grain, and making wear and scratches more evident. If you're in a situation where you need more longevity, you can have more coats applied and live with the consequences. In most residential situations my customers want their floor recoated when it looks bad due to wear and scratches, not when the finish wears through. The surface accumulates the same amount of wear and scratches whether it has 2 coats or 20 coats, at which point it will look a bit shabby and require a recoat....See Morecac546
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