Not being privy to the whole conversation, it's impossible to say. The floor guy might have established in his mind you wanted natural color, then the discussion turned to which top coat to use. We don't do a whole lot of raw wood look. One might think it's common looking online but depending on where you are, the floor finishers may have never been exposed to it.

I am a DIYer who has used Natural Seal. It does not go down easily, and the installer should have familiarity with it before applying it on a paid job. It has a white pigment to lighten the wood in it that you can't see until it dries so careful application is critical. These are "lap marks," where his roller strokes overlapped with previous strokes, resulting in a double application of the pigmented primer in those places. You have two options: 1) Try to get your money back and find someone who knows how to use this product to do it right 2) Have your installer start over and use Bona Classic Seal. It doesn't have any pigment, so you won't run into this problem. Trade-off is that it won't lighten your floors like the Natural Seal, but it also won't darken them like oil-based poly either.

He showed me the initial samples but I assumed it was what I asked for (Traffic HD) but when he was starting the real floors I saw a can of Mega One. I'm wondering if it will make a big difference on the color. I apologize, it's white oak...I thought I had edited to add that in but I guess it didn't save properly.

In theory, if I clean the floor properly and just lay another layer of Traffic HD on top, since the floor is already abrasive from the previous botched job, will the new coat at least adhere to the floor without having to buff again? No - the finish is passed it's curing period. Which is the 72 hours from the last application. It will not chemically bond. It can only mechanically bond. Which means you need to do a light sanding with 220 grit just to scuff up the finish. Is there any other product like Rejuvenate Restorer that can salvage the situation? Rejuenate is a polish. Do not use it on wood floor finishes. You will ruin it. You do not need to rent a buffer. You can use a random orbital sander. It's a little more work but, will get the job done. You won't have to worry about cutting through the finish onto bare wood. I would address the high traffic areas first. So who knows if the referral was all fake too Beware of fake reviews. There are companies out there that provide service for fake reviews. I get these sales call everyday. 50, 100 plus reviews - You will need to wonder how many of them are authentic and organic. Plenty of homeowners here hire contractors with good reviews onl;y to end up with a renovation nightmare.