Can you put polyurethane on a oil finished floor?
I have engineered hardwood installed in our home. It is wire brushed, hand scraped, hand distressed, carbonized, smoked floor with a UV Cured Oil finish. I want to know if I can apply a polyurethane on top to make it shiny / easier to clean? Although it is beautiful when its clean, this floor is way to hard to keep clean (we have 2 German Shepherds) and no product works on it. I attached a pic of what the floor looks like from their website.
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
8 years agoNot sure you are thinking this through. Besides the fact that you cannot apply a poly over an oil finish (it will not adhere), a shiny finish is not something appropriate with two large dogs. You will create even more maintenance problems for yourself.
Check on the manufacturer's website to see if you are in fact maintaining this floor correctly. There is a warranty on the finish of your floor. I have attached the link to the manufacturer and they are very specific about how you are to maintain the floor to maintain your warranty.
http://www.provenzafloors.com/support/Oil-Maintenance.aspx
The manufacturer has specific products it wants you to use on the oil finish floor. First follow their instructions and use they products. I'm sure your situation will improve. That is an expensive floor in your home that should be properly taken care of.
Shelly C
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This is when its clean.
This is the normal messiness I deal with on a daily basis from the dogs. (mud, dirt, paw prints...) I can't just vacuum/dry sweep this away if I want the house clean. (this pic was taken the same day as the pic above, maybe 8 hours later)
Pics of the "white residue"
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