Looking for some comments. Situation is as follows:

Installed 4" Brazilian Cherry, no stain, one coat of BonaSeal, 2 coats of Traffic. In a couple of areas, there is a slight varation in the wood color.

The client believes the floor wasn't properly sanded. I'm trying to tell him it's a patina difference due to varitions in new grain exposure.

We're trying to establish a timeframe in which to allow the wood to adjust. Given the lack of sun in this portion of the world, I'm looking for a recommendation on that timeframe. I'm thinking 2 weeks should be adequate.

Comments? Suggestions?

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My recommendations for a BC floor:

No area rugs for 6 mo. Keep changing the furniture arrangement to minimize the effects of the exposure of the new wood to the ambient light.

I can see the img tags, but not the pictue

I'd post a pic, but can't figure out how to do it...sorry!

email it to sales@exquisite-flooring.com

Ill get it up, and take a look

Pictures from Ironmate below

Honestly from the pictures they look like uneven sealer/or finish.

Given that it is strait across 3 boards Im guessing a tbar was used?

It is a simple fix though, just tape off the 6 boards (both areas) hand sand them nice and quick. Seal them, talk to the customer about the weather, coat them with a coat of traffic, come back nextr day and coat again. Remove the tape after each coat of traffic.

I have experienced some anomalies similar to this. I attributed them to uneven sealer application. Specifically, not keeping the sealer moving. I have noticed that if the Bonaseal would sit in a spot for a period without moving the areas immediately next to this spot would not seem to accept the sealer in the same manner.

Unfortunately, I think Jay is correct on the manner to correct this. Though, I do not find the repairs so simple. I have found that applying a very minimal amount of finish up to the tape is critical to not leaving a drastic cut line.

Sorry Ironmate, I agree with Jay, it looks like a sealer issue. Something like a t-bar that wasn't "padded out" (squeezed to get excess sealer out of the pad) or maybe just a pad mark from not maintaining a wet edge.

Tape off and resand as previously stated.

Thanks for the feedback. Update from previous post: mark near fridge is sealer (customer did not want fridge moved during sealing (don't ask me why) and said he'd live with the mark (warned him in advance).

The other mark has a differet color appearance...everyone still think it is a sealer issue?

Well since it's up against a wall there could've been a piece of furniture there making it an exposure issue....was there a buffet or armoire or something sitting there? It could also be drum sanding stop marks; I can't really tell by the picture. It could still be a sealer issue.

I don't suppose you have any other pictures taken at different angles or under different lighting?