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  1. Painting
    Hi, 1920's craftsman house with a covered front porch has an oak wood floor, stained and covered with polyurethane. I am doing a light sand and re-appying the poly. Question is are there transparent non-slip additives for the poly? Are they any good / effective? Do they not alter the...
  2. Flooring
    New red oak floors installed over last 2 weeks. Stained with Minwax Dark walnut penetrating oil stain then 2 coats Masterline Satin oil based polyurethane. Secon coat poly applied this morning. Went to check on it this afternoon and found streaking in many places. Attaching pictures. Can anyone...
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    Hello everyone, We hope you all are having a great time. We are a great source for concrete coatings. We will happy to answer any questions on concrete flooring and resinous floor coatings. Thank you.
  4. Carpentry
    Im currently replacing the treads and risers (risers will be painted). two questions...Im assuming I can just poly the treads WIThOUT staining them correct? and secondly can i poly them prior to installing them? I was thinking of polying them right up until the last coat, i could then...
  5. Painting
    I am new to this forum and would greatly appreciate some advice. I recently painted the builder-grade oak cabinets in our guest bath. I lightly sanded, then applied zinsser cover stain primer. Next I applied two coats of Valspar semi-gloss latex in a dark chocolate milk color. They came...
  6. Painting
    I am painting a shot put, as in a 6-lb iron ball for track-and-field. I sanded off what was left of the old finish. I put on a coat of Rustoleum metal primer (spray). I put on a few coats of oil-based Rustoleum paint (spray). The problem is the protective coating over the paint. I tried a...
  7. Flooring
    I'm in the process of refinishing my floor , but I'm confused about how long to let it sit without putting the furniture back. On the can of polyurethane it says it dries in 2-3 hours, but then it says it if fully cured in one week. so does anyone know when I can put the furniture back in?
  8. Painting
    Hello - My husband and I are rehabbing an old barn. We've added a loft. I have painted the plywood floors with red oil-based paint. I am looking to put a coat (or two) of something on top, so the paint will not wear as quickly. Would a polyurethane work? Or an acrylic lacquer? Or something...
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