Do red oak floors require a sealer under water based finish?
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Comments (3)Buy only top shelf wood floor finishing products and you will have an attractive and durable floor. Something like Traffic or an equivalent two-part finish. I've been doing wood floor finishing with Traffic for almost a decade now and my floors hardly show any wear at all. For the lightest effect, seal with the companion sealer, either BonaSeal or Bona DTS. Bona now has a finish available here called Novia. It is self-sealing and environmentally sound, whatever that means in real life. I know little about it....See Morelight finish (no red) for red oak floors
Comments (12)@temporary77 -thank you! We are really happy with the outcome. The refinishers were the ones who recommended using two coats of satin and a final coat of matte. Apparently the matte finish offers less protection from stains. In hindsight, I might have accepted stains as part of the deal—I really like the completely matte look....See MoreNew white oak floors - best sealer and finish to prevent darkening
Comments (16)The Loba 2K Supra A.T. in semi-gloss is technically on the low end of a standard semi-gloss coating and is shiny under certain light but is, in my opinion, a long way from "basketball court shine." See more information below this photo. Loba's Technical Data Sheets provide a numerical gloss rating for the finishes measured at 60 degrees on glass. Here is how the following finishes stack up: 2K Invisible Protect, Approximate Gloss Level = 9 2K Supra A.T. Satin, Approximate Gloss Level = 25 2K Supra A.T. Semi-Gloss, Approximate Gloss Level = 43 2K Supra A.T. Glossy, Approximate Gloss Level = 130 What those numbers tell us is that the Invisible Protect is a tad shinier than a flat matte which would be considered anything at 5 or below measured at 60 degrees on glass. The Supra A.T. satin and semi-gloss finishes are consistent with their names, while the glossy is a super-high gloss almost like a mirror. There's a huge jump between the semi-gloss and gloss. The semi-gloss is on the low end of gloss, and the glossy is off the charts by some calculations on the high end of gloss. As mentioned previously in this post, the Loba satin finishes can look cloudy after several coats. Some people use gloss for the base and then finish off with satin, but that can make repairs difficult mixing sheens....See MoreHas anyone used Bona Natural Seal with water based top coat on Red Oak
Comments (12)Gaby what did you end up going with? Hi a have been through one contractor already because he would only put a clear on the floor as a sample why I ran around picking out stain colors! And now I have hired somebody else but he is an available to start till November. So I would love to know what you ended up doing to get the best possible outcome on your red Oak!...See MoreHU-138075218
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