coating over Waterlox

Edisonwoodfloors1 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:31 pm

Can polyurethane be applied over original Waterlox tung oil sealer/finish? Was coated 6-12 months ago. Will there be a problem with peeling or lifting? Thanks

Floorologist · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:14 pm

I'm not a S&F guy, but I don't believe you can urethane over oil or wax without sanding down to bare wood, without having adhesion problems. Just had to test my limited S&F knowledge, we'll see when the sand guys chime in :mrgreen:

floormeintucson · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:42 pm

Where's Charlie when you need him?

RhodesHardwood · **Posted:** Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:35 pm

Oil based polyurethane can be applied over waterlox. For a waterbased poly I would suggest a sanding sealer first to make sure the finish sticks.

KevinD · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:54 am

needs to be abraded first but oil or water will work over waterlox.

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