However, it sounds like, from what you have explained, that the quality of the oil-based polys has really gone down since we originally did the stairs. Which I also love. My questions are 1. Any experience you can share to help choose between the two-component DuraSeal and Loba Supra finish. Tom Zagula's YouTube videos with, In terms of application tools, the Loba waterborne products respond better to a roller application than a T-bar because you can cover more ground quickly and still achieve the recommended coverage rate. @SJ McCarthy suggested putting another layer of Loba 2K finish on top of what you have, for which you'd need to sand and probably use Loba WS 2K Contact first, but if what you have is already uncatalyzed, it may not hold up well due to not providing enough hardness for the initial layers. We have toddlers. We were not given any information about the product or any after service care. If you use NordicSeal you WILL SEE pinkand lots of it. While we all tried to anticipate what was best for the finished product, sometimes you just have to deal with what is and make it work! Verarbeitendes Unternehmen: LOBA GmbH & Co. KG, Leonbergerstr. The Houzz discussion forum is a good place to search for examples of tannin pull. You can use either to move forward with some form of 'product' concern. Natural texture and feel are similar to untreated wooden floors. Beautiful home accomplished! We are getting ready to choose our finish this week. Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated. First picture, light scrape, buff with 240 and re-coat. For particularly highly trafficked floors. Just wondering if anybody has used Loba2K invisible protect or experience with the finish. 1 Buchstabe a) DSGVO. The product is theirs.they usually are interested in finding out 'weird' things about their product. The second one says stain then 3 coats of Easy Finish are required. It takes 5 minutes to coat and area like that. Retains the natural appearance and feel of untreated wood. Try to get successive coats of the Loba 2K Supra AT down within 24 hours of each other. What will effect it is if you put oil based on top it will amber the wood and make it darker. The ingredients are listed as alcohol, anti-skinning agent, dispersion of polyurethane in water, micro wax, silicic acid, and silicone. It had all dried up and I was so concerned it would leave a mark. Thank you! I cant seem to find the maroon pad anywhere near me. Naturale has no UV blockers and oak will turn darker/yellow when exposed to UV light. except it's a very durable coating that will protect these well used floors. Discuss all types of hardwood flooring here Hello all! Area rugs "allowed" on the floor after 1 month.but this is NOT encouraged.fading/darkening of the floor should be allowed for 6 months after the sand/finish. I simply wet a rag and it wiped right off and left absolutely no trace behind. It misses it by a snick. DuraSeal is a great company. Any info you have will be greatly appreciated! Youtube Zweck: Dies ist ein Video-Player-Dienst. @Aglitter Thank you for taking the time to respond with recommendations and explanations, it is greatly appreciated. @Aglitter Should I keep the heat/ac on while applying invisible? The only one I have found so far is Stonewood products they use the Rubio Monocoat. It misses it by a snick. Even then I would be worried about it being objective for numerous reasons. Ive been on a bit of a break. If, you have ever rolled Nordicseal, Natiuralseal, and poly shade successfully. 2nd picture, remove rug and expose to light for 6 months or until it blends in. I'm in a much better place now. It is too shiny for our liking! Any recommendations would be appreciated. Some painters who have worked regularly with products like Loba's 2K catalyzed coatings end up with lung irritation from the isocyanate fumes and end up discontinuing the use of 2K products as a result. This causes a white blemish which is UNMOVEABLE.because it is BELOW the layer of finish (sandwiched between the two actually). I promise. This product can also be combined with a whitener to bypass white stain.. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, (Comments are moderated and may take a couple of days to be approved.). I have been researching oils and you seem to be the online expert of oil finishing. The 'Bona' Directions are for a VERY different Bona product line. The older flooring is showing some wear and needs to be refinished.) Day 7 after the final coat - 99% cure has been achieved and full life can be lived. For newbies, factor in time for a redo. Unfortunately a fan blowing hot air wont cut it. Here is a recent post for starters: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6286234/tannin-pull-with-loba-invisible#n=6. If this is used, then there is no need to add a sealant to a sealant. Its a very tough finish but the fumes absolutely stink for days on end as its drying and curing. The protective surface finish provided by 2K InvisibleProtectA.T. The rug is new & only been on the floor for 2 weeks ( the floors were done 3 months ago). From initial testing and use, it looks really good. I just found (and fell in love with!) In your opinion, can red oak be stained grey? Our black oak and white oak areas are in open and ajoining areas. If you are a poster trying to get solutions here in this thread, which is an old one, please understand that it is usually better to start your own new thread and especially so when multiple people are seeking counsel simultaneously in the same thread about separate problems. He recommended his usual combo for our job which he said looks like silk and everyone loves it. Using a heavy first coat and always keeping a wet edge will help prevent tannin pull but may not in all circumstances eliminate it. That comes from experience. This is what I would look into first. You do not need a sealer with Loba Invisible. My loss! One that we use and recommend has zero VOCs. I think the 'bag' is the label from the Loba 2K Invisible Protect AT. These products are designed to be applied with a roller, painters pad or t-bar. In order to give you a better service this Website uses cookies. Hi Tadas, I have some step treads in spotted gum and would like to use a water based polyurethane Loba product, can I spray this product? Suitable for parquet, wooden and cork floors. Aug 10, 2018 - 67 Likes, 7 Comments - John @ J&S Wood Floors (@jswoodfloors) on Instagram: "Nothing better than using 2K Invisible Protect from @loba_on_top @lobawakolusa on these just" Our wholesale price for a gallon of high-end finish is in the triple digitscompared to say maybe $30.00 for cheap handyman finish. Commercial/restaurant flooring were looking to install oak or pine floors (cost dependent) in our restaurant at the beach, so high humidity, sand and the building is over a crawl space and were thinking oil or hardwax oil. Thanks so much for explaining the differences between a couple of the best finishes you feel are available for hardwood floors. For those who work with imperial measurements 94 square meters = (roughly) 1008sf: 1. 6 Abs. how long was the 'cure time' before you were allowed to move furniture back onto the floor)? Please lend me your advice. Bona NordicSeal offers a minimal 'frosting' of white (very minorit will maintain the frosty white/gray you see in the photo. I hear you. At that point, a decision may need to be made whether to continue or not. Loba only available from Germany. I would stay with the 3 coats. Whether you get that ventilation by opening a window or not while it is raining is a difficult question. Thanks again for your advice, its appreciated so much at this time of year. Verarbeitendes Unternehmen: LOBA GmbH & Co. KG, Leonbergerstr. That ONE irritant will be removed from your home. Some finishers skip adding the hardener and apply just the base to make application easier for themselves and to cut back on fumes, but it is never recommended. We have reached out to Australia Loba reps but they cant explain the issue & quick to blame us. Do you know if a small metal can was used with the base jug? May your subfloors be flat and your Christmas trees stand straight - without assistance! If you want the best of the best in surface finishes, this is it. In the last article we compared all of the finish systems side-by-side and ended up choosing the 3 best by process of elimination. Loba 2K InvisibleProtect 1 Gallon LO-FI-238 Item Package Quantity: 1 How customer reviews and ratings work Sort by Top reviews Filter by All reviewers All stars All formats Text, image, video 25 total ratings, 6 with reviews From the United States Mama B Wood floor sealer. If I wanted to darken it slightly with a stain prior to application what type would you recommend? This means if your finisher isnt an expert at applying them and he messes a coat up, the entire floor will have to be re-sanded (meaning more flooring removed) and the finish reapplied from scratch. This is the final article in a 4 part series where weve been discussing how to choose between ALL the hardwood floor finishes out there. Ive ordered a sample size of each to try first to see how the finishes compare. They should be able to match the sheen for you too. Below are some photos of an area of my finished coating on American Black Cherry wood with Loba WS EasyPrime plus 3 top coats of Loba 2K Supra AT in semi-gloss. If you want it LIGHTER then you will need to bleach the floor (Brazilian Cherry has the same tones and the same photosensitivity as your wood = bleached twice works well). trying to decide between Loba Supra and Loba 2k thoughts? Were always happy to help. Correct, sealer is not required with Loba Invisible, but you must use a very thick first coat and get it on at lightning speed to prevent tannin pull if you don't use a sealer on oak. 100 sqm oak were renovated with 2K InvisibeProtect A.T.. . It's a bad representation of a real life situation. We have an experienced refinisher lined up to do the job who has never used the product. This is the CERAMIC INFUSED polyurethane technology that gives the Loba EXCELLENT scratch resistance. To answer your question, yes there will be a difference between the look between waterbased and oil based finishes. They stick to one another very easily. I had to rule out the hardwax oils because we are trying to match the existing stairs, which have a satin/semi-gloss oil- based poly from 2010 and they will not need to be refinished. Technically Loba EasyFinish is a 2 coat system over their primer. Beautiful finish btw. Your email address will not be published. God bless you for your willingness to help so many people! The staircase is really well built, so we anticipated butting the new 3/4" wood in the upstairs hall flush with the base plate and sanding everything to match. Below is a water based finish in satin sheen.. Another huge benefit they have is they dont have the horrible fumes all the other solvent and oil based finishes have (although the stain and sealer will have a slight odor to them if theyre used). Have white oak installed and are going to be testing various finishes. We currently ripped up carpet in our 2 kids bedrooms and the hallway, exposing red oak floors that Id like to stain grey. comment? Natural texture and feel are similar to untreated wooden floors. With 2 small children and a dog, any durability comments? So there you have it. It does not replicate actual rooms. How long before you saw the FIRST splash spot? I just put a towel under the dog bed and will worry about it some other time. The Loba 2K Supra AT or the Loba Invisible AT (both are tough) require the WS EasyPrime. Also my flooring guy has only used waterbased finish 1 time in his 19+ years of flooring. We get very little direct sun in the house, but I guess enough UV rays or something darkened the exposed finish a hair. For finish, either system would work. No one is able to provide us the Lobaso we have gone with Bona. 3. I would caution against roller substitutions, because even the best 3/8" or 5/16" microfiber rollers from other companies like Wooster tend to leave occasional fuzz in the 2K. They do NOT have to do a full sand/refinish. Heres a project we did not long ago with an ultra-matte water based finish over White Oak. But I also want to be able to apply new oil in areas that need freshening up a bit, like the kitchen. The 2K Supra AT is a little trickier to apply because it starts curing so quickly (true of any 2K product), and I think it tends to wear slightly better than the Invisible from what I've heard people say. 35K views 3 years ago If you want a natural hardwood floor look, check out Loba's Invisible Protect at City Floor Supply! Almost. Im interested in using either loba invisible or ciranova hard wax oil magic for sealing lightly stained white oak trim to obtain a non yellowing and low sheen look. When it's damp and a little bit shinier during cleaning, I can see very light scratches, but once it's dry, you'd never see it at any angle. The finish is doing it's job. HVAC systems off a few hours before coating and keep off throughout coating process, can be turned on after floor can be walked on, Windows and doors closed, absolutely no air movement, can open after floor can be walked on. Have a look at WD Flooring. Better to save it for a few years and then get a maintenance coat done if need be. We cant be certain how much of it was caused by the product and how much due to contractor error. These spots can indicate a BOND issue in those spots. Demos are always on 4 x 8 panels and without baseboards and doors. Now onto the finish. Please LIVE your life while you wait for some suggestions from the Loba people (remember: Germany has a 5 WEEK WINTER BREAK) after the NEW YEAR. A wooden floor that feels completely natural. The highest gloss level they can attain is a subtle satin sheen, and that is only specific products such as Pallmann Magic oil. I am a one man band and have always applied Invisible without a primer. A water based finish will be clear and not change the color much in comparison. Loba has many different formulations, and it would help us to know which one you are supposed to have. It can be an issue with water based finishes though like you were told. I live in Oregon so i unfortunately cant hire you here to refinish our floors. I didn't really notice it when we all worked at an office and the dogs were at daycare most days, but now that all 5 of us are here 24/7/365, the grime layer is noticeable after a week. Just keep looking after them, spot repair damaged areas, do the proper maintenance coats and the finish should last a very long time as long as you still take good care of the actual wood and dont gouge, chip and dent your floors. Currently thinking the Pallmann Magic Oil and wanted to know your thoughts? You can see the results of our months of testing and more detailed information about these finishes here: Pallmann Magic Oil original review and the 2023 update. Mix just enough to do a small section at a time and then there will be much less pressure. Things like a small percentage of neutral stain added to the original color, or a percentage of a darker stain added, can make up the difference. I would contact a floor refinisher in Washington state as they have a lot of fir floors over there and are at the forefront of hardwax oil finishes. Whether you want to follow it or not. By clicking Accept I agree to this, as further described in the Houzz Cookie Policy. Yes we use Universal Maintenance Oil for this. We have used Duraseal and Minwax stains so you should have no trouble with either of those. 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