I cleaned all the floors with ammonia and that took the water dirt and wax off of them.
Peeling polyurethane hardwood floors.
They can typically determine the number of coats within the sample the scratch patterns which finishes are on the floor and whether contamination or stain residual is present all of which can give you the.
I have 2000 square feet of hardwood floors and in some areas the poly looks like it is peeling off.
Then i used an.
Peeling finish can be a frustrating issue for floor finishers.
I am having issues with polyurethane peeling off my hardwood floors.
A floor that is peeling usually has to be resanded.
So far i have made one huge mistake.
Before you act you need to identify the issues.
Without resanding waxes oils and furniture polishes used to clean wood floors seep into the pores of the finish and can prevent the new finish from bonding.
I have refinished multiple dressers tables chairs beds etc.
Your floor will look like an orange peel.
This often leads to some head scratching trying to figure out how it happened.
Sometimes the coats will lay down flat and smooth and look good after the floor finisher has left only to receive a call later that the finish is separating from the floor.
Pour equal parts of lacquer thinner and denatured alcohol into a small empty paint can.
Simply abrading the floor and applying a new top coat might not fix the problem.
Mix with a wooden stir stick scraping into the mixture any lacquer from the base and sides of the can.
Bubbling and peeling will follow.
For example it s not uncommon for old floors to start peeling as the old polyurethane topcoat starts to deteriorate.
The cure time will then be observed once more.
Nobody likes to see polyurethane peel especially just after refinishing the floor.
Ultimately you will most likely have to refinish the floor if the polyurethane won t stop peeling.
So the idea of refinishing a hardwood floor did not scare me.
Continue reading finish didn t chemically bond and is lifting off.
The best way to fix a peeling floor is to sand it down to bare wood and restart the finishing process.
If you re not sure why the floor is peeling you can send peelings into a finish lab.
Never mix oil and water base.