With Stage Two (the Staining) out of the way, we were able to proceed with Stage C (the Varnishing) last night.
The whole project took us about two hours. Most of that time was spent preparing the floors. That involved a good thorough vaccuuming, followed by wiping the whole thing down with tack cloths.
To apply the varnish, we used lambswool pads on a mop pole. We started together but it went so fast that we ended up with Susan doing the application while I looked on and drank beer.
Actually, I had to mix up each quart can of polyurothane we had. We had purchased quarts because "the Depot" had a sale on them which made it cheaper to buy quarts than gallons. What we didn't consider is having to mix up a quart every 10 minutes. There's a thick goo at the bottom that must be extensively mixed in as thoroughly as possible. We used a gallon for the first coat.
With all the imperfections (Character) in this floor, I am very happy with the result. We have two more coats to put down which means two more nights of sleeping on an inflatable mattress in the Living Room.
The pictures I took don't do justice to how good the floor looks. However, here is one anyway. The urothane is still wet so it looks much more glossy than the satin finish it dries to. I like this picture because I have never seen this floor reflect anything!
The whole project took us about two hours. Most of that time was spent preparing the floors. That involved a good thorough vaccuuming, followed by wiping the whole thing down with tack cloths.
To apply the varnish, we used lambswool pads on a mop pole. We started together but it went so fast that we ended up with Susan doing the application while I looked on and drank beer.Actually, I had to mix up each quart can of polyurothane we had. We had purchased quarts because "the Depot" had a sale on them which made it cheaper to buy quarts than gallons. What we didn't consider is having to mix up a quart every 10 minutes. There's a thick goo at the bottom that must be extensively mixed in as thoroughly as possible. We used a gallon for the first coat.
With all the imperfections (Character) in this floor, I am very happy with the result. We have two more coats to put down which means two more nights of sleeping on an inflatable mattress in the Living Room.
The pictures I took don't do justice to how good the floor looks. However, here is one anyway. The urothane is still wet so it looks much more glossy than the satin finish it dries to. I like this picture because I have never seen this floor reflect anything!
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