Screen and recoat not only does the hardwood itself oxidize and change color but your hardwood floors finish is effected by uv light also.
Checkered floor pad uv oil wood damage.
Instead try a rug pad made of natural materials and make sure it doesn t have a sticky finish.
Wood is extremely photosensitive which means it reacts to sunlight.
Boiled linseed oil has a faster drying time than raw.
Thereafter the floor may be cleaned with a damp cloth or mop pad and will be fully cured within 7 days where upon fully cleaning can be carried out with appropriate ph neutral cleaner as required.
After removing loose dust grit from the floor with a vacuum or broom spray and wipe along the grain using a well wrung out cloth or mop.
As a consultant and author for the national wood.
First we cleaned the floor with diluted woca wood cleaner and let it sit dry for 2 hours.
Ultra violet uv light visible light and the infrared ir light which causes solar heat.
One with diluted wood cleaner the other with lukewarm water.
There are various types of finishes that contain uv blocking additives that help but there s nothing that definitively prevents color change from happening eventually.
It s used to strengthen the existing finish on your piece and prevent damage from over drying and cracking.
Remember to use a damp mop and work out of 2 buckets.
Particularly suitable for cleaning wood floors that are pre finished with uv oil or treated with bona hardwax oil.
Rub a small amount of woca master oil on the scratch.
Take good care to remove any excess oil during application.
I like to use 150 grit to 180 grit pads when sanding oil based polyurethanes and 220 grit when sanding between coats of water based finishes.
Available in 1l spray as well as 4l refill pack.
Leave the oil to absorb for a short period of time before removing the oil from the surface with a clean cotton cloth.
Next buff master oil natural on it using a white buff pad then a polishing cloth.
Cleaning of these floors should be the same as for an oiled floor and we always recommend blanchon natural soap which is a ph neutral cleaner using warm water and a squeezy mop to ensure.
Be sure to remove all of the oil on top of the wood.
The floor will cure over night and spills and washing should be avoided over the next 48 hours.
They can actually stick to a hardwood floor and it s almost impossible to get it off he says.
Normally three coats are applied all cured by uv lights which can be seen below.
More durable floor finish portable uv equipment.
The polishing cloth removes the excess oil with its soft lint free cotton material.
You can use it both for interior and exterior projects.
Uv light has the most impact on color change of the actual wood.
However uv oiled finishes are in fact like a lacquer but with a much deeper mat finish and look.
Even when you pull it off it can pull some of the finish with it that goes for sticky cushiony mesh style rug pads too.
The uv oiled process for finishing engineered wood flooring uses the same finishing line as a lacquered floor.
After the oil was applied this floor looked as good as new.