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Bbona nordic seal whitewash on red oak floor.
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This nordicseal is perfect.
I think they were redone maybe 2 5 yrs ago.
The nordic seal softens the red in the oak and this extra matte finish provided the protection it needs while still looking close to raw wood.
The floor still needs to be polyurethaned and that will happen later this week.
Two coats of nordic seal are used most times to give the best uniformity.
We would get 3 gallons per coat.
It adds just the right amount of white wash finish without hiding the beautiful wood grain.
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I was a bit intimidated because it s my first refinish job but there was really nothing to be afraid of.
Uneven coverage can cause blotchiness or color variance.
It does not look like white oak and i definitely prefer white oak but for me i just couldn t stand the thought of having all of my perfectly fine flooring end up as land fill.
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Nordic seal has pigment in it so you need to be consistent when applying it.
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I loved my newly sanded white oak floors and didn t want to hide them under a stain.
Bona nordicseal is a new waterborne sealer with a white tint to give your hardwood floors a light whitewashed look while avoiding caustic materials such as bleach.
Bona nordicseal is a waterborne sanding sealer that was formulated to provide a green alternative to a whitewashed floor without the use of caustic materials such as bleach.
I loved my newly sanded white oak floors and didn t want to hide them under a stain.
It s a green solution that simultaneously protects your floors and makes them a bit lighter and more natural looking vs an oil based polyurethane or waterborne poly alone.
Mar 22 2017 our red oak install with 1 coat of nordic seal followed by bona traffic hd extra matte turned out beautifully.
Nordic seal is used on maple.
So i wanted to show you how it turned out and also share the whitewash stain formula that i ended up using.
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The spread rate for nordic seal is 400 500 sq ft per gallon.
This nordicseal is perfect.
A unique way of customizing your floor from a light whitewash to successive coats providing a truly scandinavian look.
My whitewashed red oak floor isn t finished yet but we did get the most important and definitely the most difficult step finished yesterday the actual whitewashing of the wood floor.
It adds just the right amount of white wash finish without hiding the beautiful wood grain.