Aluminum Oxide Floor Finish Problems

Another coat would only make the problem worse.

Aluminum oxide floor finish problems.

Blog archive 2009 1. I am so disappointed in these finishes which i read are used on 99 of today s flooring. The crevice tool increases the effective. In regard to how sensitive people really are against aluminum it s difficult to say.

Btw have you tried putting a crevice tool on the vacuum and going over each joint with that. Some common household cleaners can dissolve the coating making your hardwood floors appear dull and dingy. It s brittle and scratches more than oak. The application of either product has definite benefits with some disadvantages.

Wow were they wrong. Floor care and maintenance for aluminum oxide finish dirt grit and sand. The product came with an aluminum oxide urethane finish. Aluminum oxide is an additive to water based urethane finishes while polyurethane is an old school oil based finish that doesn t contain aluminum oxide.

Re finishing an aluminum oxide finished floor on site can be difficult as with all floors between the dust and fumes. Take special care not to damage this coating when cleaning the floor. Problems with pre finished hardwood floors with aluminum oxide finish. Is that if you ever want to refinish the floor the oil might become a problem.

Fixing scratched aluminum oxide flooring finish followers. Hellodoily posted in general discussion on october 8 2010 03 03am. Once the deep scratches were put into the floor the semi gloss finish was not able to hide or cover them. There isn t a lot of top layer on the engineered floors to sand off if the oil absorbs and interferes with a new finish.

This makes it very tolerable for skin contact even for people that are chemically sensitive. Tesoro woods recommends spot re touching if possible because it s much safer and less expensive than re finishing. They not only cover. In fact there were so many swirl marks the finish only magnified the problem.

In some instances the softer polyurethane is more appropriate than the glassy hard surface offered by aluminum oxide urethane. Usually prefinished hardwood floors will have a uv cured aluminum oxide finish so there shouldn t be cause for concern. They act like sandpaper on the finish causing scratches dents and dulling. These are your hardwood floor s worst enemies.

With a little investigative research i discovered the floor in question was an aluminum oxide product. Aluminum oxide coating increases the resistance durability and overall strength to polyurethane finished hardwood flooring. Place floor mats at entrances to trap dirt before it enters your home. That will of course exacerbate your problems with the cracks.

However because aluminum oxide finish is so durable it s less likely that re finishing will be necessary especially if the floor is maintained.