What water-based clear coats product for Cypress pine flooring?

[wattosark]

Hello. Well we have removed all nails and many many staples and our floors are ready for nail hole filling and sanding.

Our question is what the best water based product is recommended.  My husband who was a professional house painter prefers Intergrain. 

As you can see some areas are bare, some have just had a sealer and a portion of the kitchen had been coated with some gloss finish product. 

Any advice appreciated. 

 

 

 

[EricL]

Hello @wattosark 

I'm sure you are aware that the flooring will need to be sanded back to timber to make sure you get a uniform finish when the sealer is applied. I'm familiar with the Intergrain decking products, but I've not seen any interior floor sealer on the website. For a water-based sealer, I propose looking at the Cabot's 4L Clear Water Based CFP Floor Satin. It is a hardwearing, clear floor coating suitable for all interior timber, parquetry and cork flooring. It is highly durable and has a fast-drying finish.

I recommend testing a small corner of your flooring so that you can see the finish that it produces on your timber floor. If you are happy with the results, you can then commit the entire floor.

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

[wattosark]

Thanks again Eric.

Are there any instructional videos on using the sanders that we will be hiring from Bunnings?

And perhaps the application of the Cabots CFP?

[MitchellMc]

Hi @wattosark,

Here's a helpful step-by-step guide and video on How to sand timber floors. On the Cabot's CFP webpage, you'll find the application guide and, in the 'How to videos' section, a video showing how to apply the product.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell

[wattosark]

 

Well the sanding of the floors is finished.  Not a great experience with the drum sander and sanding belts. Took the first one home and found not all belts fit. Had to take it back (92klm round trip) with a belt jammed on. Apparently we were told then that there have been issues with some of the belts 😬🤦‍♀️

Would have been nice to have been advised at time of hiring. 

Second drum sander taken home. Several belts didn't fit and we had to cut them off.

Drum sanding got done.  Edger next. Apart from it being hard work that task was completed by a physically fit 73 year old husband.

First coat of Cabots CFP water based applied this afternoon by husband who is a retired painter and decorator.

There are some areas that have a bluish tinge. 

Any idea why?

[wattosark]

 

[MitchellMc]

Hi @wattosark,

I apologise for the issues you experienced with the sander. If you can let me know the store where you hired it, I'd be happy to provide feedback to them. That's something we'd certainly like to get fixed.

Blueish/white marks either indicate that there is a higher amount of product in those areas, which is taking longer to dry, or the humidity during application is slightly higher than usual, like if it's been raining for the past few days.

Either way, I would allow an extended dry time to see if the milkiness resolves. If it doesn't and the product has had enough time to dry, try a test section with a very thin coat. I've found this can resolve the white appearance. But please wait a few days or even longer if rain persists before applying another coat.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell

[wattosark]

Thanks Mitchell. It is indeed very wet here at Sussex Inlet.

My husband Steve did the second coat this morning and will now leave the third coat until tomorrow morning. 

Thanks again for that advice. 

[MitchellMc]

If it's anything like Sydney @wattosark, you might like to wait 48 hours before applying the next coat. It would be hard to resolve if you trap moisture in a previous coat with a new coat.

Mitchell

[wattosark]

Our dilemma is that we have our furniture arriving out of storage Tuesday 8th April. Steve wanted a full 7 days for the floor coatings to harden!