Hey all. Got a question that is sure to bring about some opinions. I am going to be installing an antique heart pine floor in a major renovation and am looking for different opinons as to the best finish to use. The flooring will be a naily grade meaning it will nail holes in virtually every board so I don’t like the idea of water based polys because of having little white pools in the nail holes. The house is in SW Wisconson along a back channel of the Mississippi so humidity changes are extensive throughout the year as are extensive temp changes. Also, lots of windows, so UV protection is also a concern. Thoughts joel.
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Try doing a search here for wide plank flooring, pine flooring, heart pine floor and things of that nature.
There are a couple of guys here who have experience with installing and finishing it, Piffin and Andy Clifford among others.
Eric
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Here's a site to check out, very nice woods. Click on Accessories, they recommend high resin tung oil.
http://www.wideplankflooring.com/home.html
I used 2 coats of Waterlox original finish followed by 2 coats of Waterlox Satin finish (tung oil type product) and am vary happy with it. Waterlox has a web site and links for dealers.
Mike
Mike, is there a website for waterlox. I am unfamiliar with the brand name.
It is not carried in alot of storeshttp://www.google.com/froogle?q=waterlox&btnG=Search+Froogle
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You can drill out nail holes and bung them, but there is a more important reason for using an oil based finish with heart opine. It really brings out the beautiful amber tones of the wood.
When there is time and money in the scedule, I like Waterlox. otherwise, most of them get an oil based poly. Threee coats with ample dry time between. personally, I like a satin finish, but some clients look for the glossy and then are afraid to let anyone walk on it.
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Waterlox is a wonderful product for what you will be doing. It's what they call a "long varnish," which makes it very user-friendly for the non-professional floor finisher. A long open time makes for easier leveling and minimal-to-none brush or applicator marks.
Find their website and they will sell you direct from there.
For flooring work, get their lambswool applicator, and a pole. Don't brush it on. Why bend over when you can stand up and work faster?
For pine, I like a couple coats of their "original" sealer/finish, then two coats of their satin finish. Beautiful.