I’ve applied a first coat of polyurethane to my floors, and had hoped to add a second coat this morning — so I can go away for the weekend. It’s still not dry, and am wondering if I were to let it cure over the weekend (3 days) if applying a second coat after this much time would be a problem. Any comments?
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I hope you stirred well before and during application.
Did you thin down the first coat?
Recoat should be no problem , lightly sand and vac and tack.
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water or oil based? Water is usally ready to recoat in 2 hours or less, depending on humidity. Oil can be a bit longer-overnight... If it is at all tacky, wait longer.
What do the instructions say?
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It sounds to me like youre talking about recoating without sanding. Is that right? With water base finishes you can do that but not with oil really. And with water base read the directions on the particular finish youre using and see what that company recommends. If it doesn't feel dry now forget it. You'll have to wait the few days and use a sanding "screen". If the floors not too big you can do it by hand other wise you'll need to rent a buffing machine from a rental place and buy a screen from them.
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My oil finishes (flecto, varathane for floors and 99 for other woodwork) say that if you recoat between 12 and 24 hours (or therabouts), you don't need to sand. If you wait longer, you should sand.
I usually only sand between second and third coats, when doing 3 coats. More sanding wouldn't hurt though, and it doesn't take long.zak
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One thing that one will learn over time is to let it dry fully before you try to coat again. It should powder up nicely when you sand between coats. I always let oil dry one day between coats. 1st coat Monday, 2nd coat Wed. and final coat Fri. That is for oil. Waterbase. Mon,Tues, final Wed. You can't push drying. Ones that do it for a living learn this lesson by losing money.