Do not apply Nordic seal over Classic seal. It will not bond to each other, find Natural seal.

Oh really? What’s in Classic that makes it different than Natural?

Classic seal is not a building sealer. It is not designed for mulitple coats, one only. Therefor additional coats of sealers will not bond and only cause adhesion failure, once a polyurethane coating is applied. Directions is on the bottle, please read and follow the manufacturer's instructions and guidelines.

Okay thanks! What’s your opinion on just doing one coat of Nordic and then two coats of Traffic HD extra matte? Will I get an even finish if applied properly? I didn’t really want 2 coats of Nordic because I don’t want too white of a finish.

You wil not be able to get a even single coat. The product flashes very quick. Apply multiple thin coats will yield better results.

Another combo: one coat of natural seal and two coats of nordic seal, then two coats of HD.

I recommend using extra matte or wood look for whites, grays and aged look floors.

If, you don't want too white of a floor. Use two coats of Natural seal and Naturale or use Ciranova Wood Look. Ciranova Wood Look is between Nordicseal and Natural seal.

Are you doing this yourself? We had our flooring guy do one coat of Natural Seal and I love it. It looks exactly like the bare sanded wood. That said, even with the smaller amount of white pigment in the Natural Seal, there are a few areas where I (and only I notice it...but it's there) can see some unevenness.

Like G&S, I wouldn't recommend NordicSeal over ClassicSeal, but I'm not sure about the claim that you technically can't apply another sealer coat over it. I could definitely be wrong, but I have seen that ClassicSeal SHOULD NOT be applied over stain, but I haven't seen anything saying another sealer can't go over ClassicSeal.

That said, I agree 100% on the recommendation to use two coats of NaturalSeal. It sounds like it would be exactly what you say you want and it has a far better chance of turning out right.

One coat of NordicSeal would almost certainly have some uneven color, whether it's near walls where runs are stopped and started, on long runs where they might overlap, or around corners like at door jambs and cabinetry.

Yes laurel we’re doing it ourselves! I’ve done a few floors before but haven’t used Bona products yet. I did sample areas of other stains on this floor and it’s still so hard to picture it on your entire space. What sheen of finish coat did you do? We’re going with extra matte.

Timothy, thanks for all the advice too! Natural seal wasn’t in stock unfortunately. But I’ve been looking at pictures of people doing Nordic Seal on red oak. I think I like the look, so we might just go with 2 coats of Nordic. Hopefully the two coats will turn out more even than just one. And the good thing is that majority of it is all open space besides the bedrooms. Dining kitchen and living room are all open to each other and cabinets aren’t installed yet.

My crew used Glitsa, either Matte or Ultra-Matte, I can't remember. I attached a photo that I think is pretty true to life, color-wise. I know some are bothered by the pink, but I love my floors! Good luck!

The new red oak is on the left(kitchen) and the dining room is on the right.

Looks great. If possible tape paper to paper, not to the floor.

Thanks! Yeah that’s what I was thinking, maybe just tape in a couple places on the floor if it slides

Great job!

Thank you!

Floors look great! We did the same thing - 2 coats of bona nordic sealer on red oak…thinking I can see pink come through. Does anyone know if you can apply 3rd coat of nordic or even bona natural? Different light and angles show more pink than others.

Yes, you can apply a third coat of sealer as long as you have not applied Traffic over it yet.

Thanks for the reply! No finish yet. Based on pictures, what do you think? Do you see pink?

Thoughts on adding a 3rd coat of natural on top? Maybe a 3rd of Nordic would make it look too light?

If anyone has done this before, would love to see pictures!

Yes, it is pink.

You will *always* see pink in red oak floors. I think your floors look nice. The question of whether or not to do a third coat comes down to how washed out you prefer the grain to be. More white = less visible contrast.

Thanks so much - we opted for not going with a 3rd coat and proceeded with finish.

Hey Cindy! we just did the same thing you did with two coats of nordic. same issue with looking pink in different lights. are you still happy you only did 2 coats. nervous a 3rd will look two white washed