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Posted by TakenEvent on September 9, 2006, 7:59 pm
> Hi all,
>
> I refinished my yellow pine dining room floor last year, and the
> chairs, baby, and general carelessness have taken their toll on the
> gloss. When I initially did it, I applied six coats of oil semi-gloss
> urethane and buffed with steel wool between every coat. Needless to
> say, there is a very thick coat down at the moment.
>
> I would like to buff the floors with steel wool once more and apply
> another skim coat of urethane on it. The problem I have is that it's
> a high traffic area and I can't really block it off for the time it
> takes oil to fully dry. Because of this, I would like to use Varathane
> instead. It's water based and should dry much faster without the
> smell.
>
> If I clean and scuff the surface properly, is there any reason why I
> shouldn't use a water finish over an oil one? Like I said, the
> oil's had a year to cure so I don't think that leaching will be an
> issue.
In most cases, you do not want to put a waterborne product over an oil-based
product. If that situation is not addressed on the can, you should email
Rust-Oleum and ask. You don't want to deal with adhesion problems.
http://www.rustoleum.com/contact.asp?SBL=1
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