Floor Poly Peeling

Peeling finish can be a frustrating issue for floor finishers.
Floor poly peeling. Continue reading polyurethane flaking due to contaminant used between coats soap wax posted on march 7 2019 april 5 2019 author wood flooring guy categories flaking peeling finish leave a comment on polyurethane flaking due to contaminant used between. We recently had our floors screened and recoated throughout the house. For example it s not uncommon for old floors to start peeling as the old polyurethane topcoat starts to deteriorate. But if the polyurethane flakes off as you scrape or if the surface has a crackled or orange peel texture photo 3 there s something on the old finish preventing the new finish from adhering properly.
Hand sand corners edges and under cabinet kick plates. Can polyurethane floors be recoated. Simply abrading the floor and applying a new top coat might not fix the problem. Sometimes the coats will lay down flat and smooth and look good after the floor finisher has left only to receive a call later that the finish is separating from the floor.
This often leads to some head scratching trying to figure out how it happened. At many of the board seams in the kitchen the polyurethane is peeling up and bubbling. They were recoated with high gloss oil base polyurethane 2 coats. The floors are scratching easily and you can peel away the poly with your fingernail.
Your floor will look like an orange peel. Nobody likes to see polyurethane peel especially just after refinishing the floor. Without resanding waxes oils and furniture polishes used to clean wood floors seep into the pores of the finish and can prevent the new finish from bonding. Before you act you need to identify the issues.
Less so in the lr dr and foyer but still peeling in. I ve even heard of floors smoking when two finishes have been mixed scares the snot out of homeowners. Ultimately you will most likely have to refinish the floor if the polyurethane won t stop peeling. Lightly sand with a dull 120 to 150 grit abrasive screen or 2 steel wool under a heavy floor buffer.
Bubbling and peeling will follow. Yes a polyurethane finished hardwood floor may have additional coats of polyurethane applied.