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Top coat is peeling

last year

We have our red oak floors refinished two weeks ago. I have noticed scratches last week but since we have two dogs I thought it was one of them. Now I see that the top coat is peeling entirely in some places. Why is this happening? What mistake was most likely done and how to fix it now?

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G & S Floor Service

last year

Then it is most likely dryng issues. Need at least 72 hours for minwax’s pigments to dry before applying a water base finish.

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kculbers
last year
I suggest to contact your floor refinisher, and update them with your issue.
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G & S Floor Service
last year
Stain not drying completely is the most common cause. Incompatible stain and finish is second.

What brand stain and finish?
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jowitakeitel
Original Author
last year
The stain was minwax and topcoat was bona. Yes, I will contact him obviously, I am just affraid that all will need to be redone.
millworkman
last year
" I am just affraid that all will need to be redone. "

Most likely as adhesion issues do not fix themselves.
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G & S Floor Service
last year
You will need to redo the floors. Bona’s two component water base finishes will not bond to Minwax. You have to prime with a single component like Bona Mega. Then top coat with two components like Traffic HD.
jowitakeitel
Original Author
last year
This is what my floor guy said they put: You have 2 normal coats and 2 top coats with the commercial grade BONA traffic
jowitakeitel
Original Author
last year
This is only appeared in one part of the house for now, but I really don't know if this will appear elsewhere.
rwiegand
last year
In finishing furniture I'd wait several weeks between an oil stain and a water-base topcoat, and then I'd seal it with dewaxed shellac first to avoid adhesion problems. 72 hours is really pushing it, especially with an open grained wood where the oil can take a long time to dry in the pores. But then, the only reason I'd ever use a pigment oil stain is as a glaze (a lot of work on a floor!). Water or alcohol based dyes are a much more reliable way to add base color to wood with minimal waiting prior to either WB or oil topcoat application

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