I was refinishing some 115 year old 3 1/4″ fir flooring, doing my first ever attempt at applying a finish.
After doing about a 1000 sgft with a fiber bristle finish applicator, trying not to trap myself in a corner, I discovered, returning a few hours later, I created a couple of puddles next to a wall.
I’m using Bona waterborne “Traffic” finish. I snowplowed the finish like the directions indicated, but had some passes that were close to 20′. By the time I got about 10′, I’d run out of finish. Starting mid pass would cause a concentration of finish, so I poured too much when I got to the last pass and unknowingly left a puddle about 8” from the wall.
Upon my return about 2 hours later, I tried to scape the semi hardened puddle flush, but left a white edge around the outside of the puddle.
Anyway to blend this in to the 2nd coat with sanding or screening? Thanks for any tips or advice
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The white stuff is no problem at all. As long as the area is relatively flat, the second coat gets rid of all the white stuff - that is the beauty of these kinds of finishes. If you mess up, you just sand and re-coat. Think of it as drywall mudding, not concrete work: you get as many second chances as you want.
I have also found with Bona and similar water based finished that the odd puddle or drip becomes much less conspicuous over time. I don't know if it shrinks as it continues drying or what, but in a month or so it is hard to find where they were.
Touch ups when a small area is damaged are easy too. New coats blends with the old very well.