The contractor we hired to do all the repairs poured hardwood stain on small areas of the floor and rubbed in the stain on all the areas to stain in the scratches.
Chemical made floor stain sticky.
Or in winter calcium chloride as well as salt is dissolved into water and gets sticky on the floor.
It s got a uv cured sealer on top.
Stain was pobably to thickly put on.
Waterbased poly will cause problems with this stain.
You can probably do 15 coats of spray lacquer in the same amount of time as two coats of poly.
Remove excess dried sticky stain from floor by applying more stain.
The grease released by pan frying gets into the air or ends up on the floor.
Use an oil based poly to seal everything.
I believe your problem was caused by mixing oil based minwax penetrating stain and then using a water based gf poly on top.
The re stain and wipe of a 4 square took.
Combining with other chemicals it causes the oxidizing reaction to happen and results in the sticky stains.
Stain becomes sticky on a wooden surface because it doesn t have a binder such as you find in paint or varnish.
You d want to do a couple coats.
This is the glue used to install it.
Tacky sticky stain off the surface of the floor.
The previous renters unfortunately damaged the house as well as scratched up the hardwood flooring pretty bad.
Your prolly gonna have to buff off what hasnt already dried.
Marmoleum the only natural linoleum currently available in north america is made from linseed oil binders wood flour limestone and dry pigments.
You can move tables chairs in after 5 days.
They are mixed and then calendared onto a backing.
Run some fans and dehumidifier.
The finishing touch on a wood floor is the stain and polyurethane top coating.
The chemical stain is completely dry and looks great but the smell is terrible and i just woke up with a sore throat.
I applied a first coat of minwax oil based stain wiping it up with rags after letting it sit for 5 minutes and let it dry over night.
Spray lacquer or polyurethane.
My project was paper and mod podge over glass.
You would be better to use the minwax top coat which is oil based.
3 days later the floor is very sticky.
Spray lacquer generally dries in about a half hour.
When the solvent evaporates all that remains is the pigment and the oil that is.
Minwax s poly is a fast drying formula taking about 4 6 hours between coats.
This can lead to sticky messes when you mix oil and water.
The purpose of these floor toppings is to make the floor look attractive and also to protect the wood from damage due to wear and tear.