Well first polyurethane protects your paint and makes it last a whole lot longer.
Polyurethane over painted floor.
Our upstairs wood floors were painted when we moved in and we didnt like the color so decided to paint over them.
We are putting down a painted plywood floor and are thinking of protecting it with a water based floor polyurethane.
Because its use as a floor finish is so common you.
Polyurethane wood finishes are modern variations of oil based varnishes with alkyd binders that cure to a hard protective finish.
We got a valspar floor paint and asked the lady if we needed to prime and she said no not on a floor.
Furthermore polyurethane application is a very simple procedure that virtually any household handyman is capable of tackling provided of course that they re armed with the proper set of tools and a helpful set of instructions.
It looks great but the latex paint seems kind of soft and peels away quite easily.
Polyurethane over a peeling painted floor q imported from our old site face lift floors.
Do we need to put a coat of.
The painted floor is sherwin williams porch and paint.
But the problem is if my kids so much as run a matchbox car over the floor the paint comes up and we see the color that was underneath.
Applying polyurethane over a painted surface will give it an impeccably smooth finish.
Polyurethane formulations for floors are the hardest ones.
It does this by serving as a highly resistant barrier which protects your paint from rain dirt mud fungus and mold.
Y all i have a new water based polyurethane over paint favorite.
We just took the carpet up from our staircase and refinished it using polyurethane on the treads and white latex paint on the risers.
Use a water based product if you re concerned about color because it won t yellow as much as an oil based one.
Applying one or two coats of polyurethane to a painted surface is a good way to protect the paint.
Let me back up a little bit and tell you how i got here in my last post i said that i.
Oil based polyurethane levels out to a smoother finish although it takes several hours longer to dry.
Is this a good idea for.
It s general finishes high performance top coat and it is wonderful.
Polyurethane can even help prevent the color of the paint from fading as a result of being exposed to the sun.