How Many Coats of Primer Do I Apply on a Wooden Floor ?

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The question asked today is: "How Many Coats of Primer Do I Apply on a Wooden Floor ? "

The person who asked this question didn't say what type of primer they were using, but whether or not the primer in question was a Solvent based primer, an Oil based primer or a water based primer you only EVER put on one coat.

Obviously the wood floor you are applying the primer to needs to be properly prepared before application, the primer seals the timber floor in readiness for the subsequent coats of finish which will be applied to the floor.

If you are using an oil based primer then you must only used an oil as the next coat.

If you are using a water based primer you must only apply a water based lacquer as the subsequent coats, never use an oil over a water based primer, it WILL fail - Oil and Water don't mix.

If you use a Solvent based primer the strong likelihood is that you can use either a Water Based finish or an Oil/Waxoil to finish your project.

If you are un sure of any of the information in this blog always read the product manufacturers instructions.

Hope this helps.

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What Do I Use To apply Hardwax Oil to my Sanded Wood Floor?

  Hello and Welcome to another Woodfloor-Renovations Blog Post.   Today I'll be briefly chatting about a subject many Diy-ers often get badly wrong, often leaving their finished project not looking as good as they had hoped. Todays question is  "What Do I Use To Apply Hardwax Oil To my Sanded Wood Floor? "   There are various methods for the application of a Hardwax Oil to a Wood Floor, wide paint brush [specialist from supplier] short pile roller [5mm pile length] or the professionals favourite the 'Double Blade Scraper' which is our preferred method of Hardwax Oil application. With the Double Blade Scraper method you literally spread the Oil around your floor using this type of scraper, you are best trying out the method on a small area before committing yourself to a large room or area.   When you start applying the HWO [Hardwax Oil] I find it is best doing across the width of the room and out about 1 metre, so you can either use a buffing machine with a lint free Oil cloth to buff off, or wipe off the excess HWO you have just applied, [make sure you can reach and use a lint free cloth] Once you have done this once or twice you will pretty much get the hang of it, the trick with applying just about every type of Wood Flooring Oil is to apply it VERY thinly indeed and then wipe off all the excess straight away. Some of the thinner Oils such as Junckers Rustic Oil are very good for the Oil to be applied with a short pile roller, again remember that Oil does go a long way, and to wipe off any excess product, drips etc, as Oil has no self levelling properties so whats left on the floor will stay on the floor......just something to keep in mind.   The thicker formulations of Oil such as Osmo or Saicos hardwax oils, are not as easy to be using a short pile roller on, these products are generally better suited to be applied using a Double Bladed Scraper. This is why the application rates for Oil are much greater than for Lacquer, with a generic HWO, for examples sake Osmo, with the Double Blade Scraper method you should easily get a coverage rate of 25m2 per litre of product, another benefit of this application method is the drying time, you should be able to apply the second and last coat of HWO  approx 2 hours after the first application.  We recently refurbished a Oak floor for one of our regular clients, and she supplies the HWO product for us to apply, in this case Saicos, the finished floor is in the video we recorded of this finished job which you can view near the top of this page.  Hope this Helps...Thanks for reading.... *NB* If a Mr T Cleverly is reading this then accept my apologies for not replying sooner to your question you recently posted, we have been very busy on the first part of a large 300m2 + Sand and Refinishing project for a local Council....I will reply to your question in my next post. Regards Gary         

Osmo Oil....Repair an Oiled Wooden Floor

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This Blog is about how to accomplish a professional quality repair to a damaged area of an Oiled Wooden Floor.


In this case the floor in question was an Engineered Oak Strip floor, that had a quite bad black mark which had been made by over a period of time by the family pet.....a small dog...
The naughty pooch had marked out his area via a thick rug, and had made multiple deposits over a few weeks before the rug was lifted and the damage was revealed.

See the series of pictures below.

The first of these pictures show the damage quite clearly, the adjacent area needs to be masking taped off, then thoroughly sanded and properly prepared and Vacuumed, the oil, in this case Osmo Satin was sparingly applied with a Bona Oil cloth, and although the repaired area looked a little lighter than the surrounding area it blended in really well, certainly looked better than a black blotch that's for sure.

The sanding processes were carried out mainly with a Festool Rotex Detail Sander and sundry hand tools, we started with a 60 grit to remove the old residues, then an 80 grit, and finished off with a 120 grit.The masking tape was removed after the second coat of oil was applied.

Hope this helps....Thanks for reading.

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