Poly Stop Lines Floor

To make a long story short after multiple attempts to get the 3rd coat of poly applied without lap marks our flooring g.

Poly stop lines floor. With some finish the best way to eliminate stop marks and lap lines is to use a roller. We recently had 1500sf of 4 white oak installed on our 1st floor. Polyurethane can bring out a beautiful color in your hardwood floor in addition to protecting it from heat and scratches. You re on your last stretch and realize you re running out of finish and may not have enough to finish the job so you start putting more pressure on your applicator and begin squeegeeing out finish to ensure you get a coat on the whole floor.

I know it s exciting to want to complete the project but don t be afraid to be patient with your floors. Brush marks often show up on pieces of furniture treated with polyurethane finish usually despite the best efforts of the craftsman. Every one of our products is rigorously tested in real world conditions and designed to fit perfectly on a wide variety of equipment brands. Sanding removes the lines and ridges created by the brush marks without ruining the finish on the whole piece.

You will see a visible line where you stop and start again and the sheen won t exactly match. Keep consistent mil thickness. Say you ve got a 1 000 foot floor and two gallons of finish. Unlike lambswool which pushes the finish a roller lays the finish on the floor which may work better with satin or matte products.

However there is a way to remedy these flaws without undoing a day s work. It was stained with duraseal antique brown finished with 3 coats of minwax satin oil based poly. Definitely go with a water based polyurethane as mike suggested for a quicker dry time.