Hello again,
Have a new issue for you guys. I re-sanded my floors and followed allot of
advice I received here and let me say it turned out beautiful, chatter lines
are gone. My new issue that I used the lambs wool applicator to apply the
finish because supposedly it reduced the air bubbles. Well I applied the
first coat which came out as expected, then I got a bran new applicator an
applied the second coat. This time however the finish dried with tons of
air bubbles, there are parts of the floor where it looks very grainy. What
is your advice on getting these air bubbles out and applying the finish
without the same results?
Thank you so much in advance.
Thin the finish and apply an extra coat .. .. .. lower viscosity allows the
bubbles to surface & break before they are sealed in deep in the finnish .. ..
.. I usually thin poly about 50/50 .. .. .. use VM&P Naptha for a solvent .. ..
..
SDSantiago wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> Have a new issue for you guys. I re-sanded my floors and followed allot of
> advice I received here and let me say it turned out beautiful, chatter lines
> are gone. My new issue that I used the lambs wool applicator to apply the
> finish because supposedly it reduced the air bubbles. Well I applied the
> first coat which came out as expected, then I got a bran new applicator an
> applied the second coat. This time however the finish dried with tons of
> air bubbles, there are parts of the floor where it looks very grainy. What
> is your advice on getting these air bubbles out and applying the finish
> without the same results?
>
> Thank you so much in advance.
--
I AM NOT PARANOID .. .. .. but EVERYONE thinks I am !! !! !!
<<<__ Bob __>>>
"SDSantiago" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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: Hello again,
:
: Have a new issue for you guys. I re-sanded my floors and followed allot of
: advice I received here and let me say it turned out beautiful, chatter lines
: are gone. My new issue that I used the lambs wool applicator to apply the
: finish because supposedly it reduced the air bubbles. Well I applied the
: first coat which came out as expected, then I got a bran new applicator an
: applied the second coat. This time however the finish dried with tons of
: air bubbles, there are parts of the floor where it looks very grainy. What
: is your advice on getting these air bubbles out and applying the finish
: without the same results?
:
: Thank you so much in advance.
:
:
Which type of finish did you apply ?
Thin the poly a little. Same thing happens when using a bristle or foam
brush in my hot garage (95 degrees this time of year). I thin it slightly
and the problem goes away. While runs won't be an issue on a horizontal
surface, go easy on the thinner. Try a small area, like a closet to get the
mix right before doing a large area. I also spray poly frequently and have
to thin it then too.
Good luck,
Robert
"SDSantiago" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello again,
>
> Have a new issue for you guys. I re-sanded my floors and followed allot
of
> advice I received here and let me say it turned out beautiful, chatter
lines
> are gone. My new issue that I used the lambs wool applicator to apply the
> finish because supposedly it reduced the air bubbles. Well I applied the
> first coat which came out as expected, then I got a bran new applicator an
> applied the second coat. This time however the finish dried with tons of
> air bubbles, there are parts of the floor where it looks very grainy.
What
> is your advice on getting these air bubbles out and applying the finish
> without the same results?
>
> Thank you so much in advance.
>
>
>
BTW, I used oil based poly. I used the Minwax brand.
"Bob Gramza" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "SDSantiago" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> : Hello again,
> :
> : Have a new issue for you guys. I re-sanded my floors and followed allot
of
> : advice I received here and let me say it turned out beautiful, chatter
lines
> : are gone. My new issue that I used the lambs wool applicator to apply
the
> : finish because supposedly it reduced the air bubbles. Well I applied
the
> : first coat which came out as expected, then I got a bran new applicator
an
> : applied the second coat. This time however the finish dried with tons
of
> : air bubbles, there are parts of the floor where it looks very grainy.
What
> : is your advice on getting these air bubbles out and applying the finish
> : without the same results?
> :
> : Thank you so much in advance.
> :
> :
> Which type of finish did you apply ?
>
>
Are the lambs wool applicators a good choice for applying the finishes? or
is the best thing to do is use a brush.
--
Santos D. Santiago
Milwaukee, WI
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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"SDSantiago" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> BTW, I used oil based poly. I used the Minwax brand.
Well On an almost exact post with a poster using Minwax and getting
bubbles.... I suggest a better quality product for starters, one a bit
slower drying so that the bubbles have time to dissipate before drying.
"SDSantiago" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> BTW, I used oil based poly. I used the Minwax brand.
Well On an almost exact post with a poster using Minwax and getting
bubbles.... I suggest a better quality product for starters, one a bit
slower drying so that the bubbles have time to dissipate before drying.
"Robert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thin the poly a little. Same thing happens when using a bristle or foam
> brush in my hot garage (95 degrees this time of year). I thin it slightly
> and the problem goes away. While runs won't be an issue on a horizontal
> surface, go easy on the thinner. Try a small area, like a closet to get
the
> mix right before doing a large area. I also spray poly frequently and
have
> to thin it then too.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Robert
And don't shake it