Help! Bona Nautral primer and Bona Traffic Raw HD white streaks

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

To start the story off - we had a contractor that did a very poor job at sanding and applying the varnish. They had sanded the floor, and applied varnish weeks later, so any dirt from their boots was trapped under the varnish.

I had done a lot of research with which products to go with, and settled on the Natural Raw HD as i liked the matte look, and it would provide years of durability.

Over the weekend we had a wood installer resand our floors and apply these two products. He applied one coat of Bona Natural Primer and 3 coats of Bona Traffic Raw HD.

When he had put the primer I had noticed some roller marks, which i had brought to his attention. He told me that this was normal and that they would go away with time, and once the primer had fully dried.

I was staying away from the home so that they could work properly, and after they had put the second coat of Bona Primer I had noticed that these marks are still on the floor. It is most visible when you are facing the floor with the sun to your back.

I love the final wood finish, but is it true that these marks will go away with time? what could be the cause of them?

The wood installer we went with exclusively uses Bona products, and so i would assume he knew what he was talking about.

Online it said that if the primer is not shaken enough these white marks could appear.

Any assistance is much appreciated!!

After Bond Natural Primer:

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After 3rd Coat of Bona Traffic HD Raw

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millworkman
2 years ago
Why didn't the installer stagger the joints?
User
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Who installed that hot mess? It should have been ripped up immediately, and never have ever gone to the finish stage. I can’t even see any other issues because that is so bad.
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2 years ago
Lap marks will not go away. These lap marks is from application of the sealer/primer. Will need redo. You can send images to Bona rep or NWFA tech support. They will say it is not acceptable.
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2 years ago
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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.

Help! Bona Nautral primer and Bona Traffic Raw HD white streaks

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