Streaks In Floor Finish

There are many potential causes for these extreme streaks.

Streaks in floor finish.

Cleaning hardwood floors without leaving streaks mix half a cup of white vinegar to a gallon of water. Recoated before previous coat was completely dry. It s important to remember that any traces of dirt on your floor while you re mopping will mix with the hot water and spread causing unsightly streaks once you re finished. Burnish to remove streaks.

Understanding why they are occurring can help you reduce the chances of streaks coming back in the future. The bad news is that there are several issues that can cause streaked floor wax. Follow our applying floor finish procedure to achieve great results with a smooth even finish. Slow down the stroke as the finish is laid on the floor.

Use a painting stroke rather than a spreading stroke to work the finish into the floor. Once you ve vacuumed the area the best way to ensure a high shine finish is to mop a small section and then buff that section with a soft clean dry cloth before the cleaning has a chance to dry. Be carefull not to over sand. This is why it s advised that you clean from the middle of the room to the perimeter as it allows you to easily exit without having to walk across the wet floor.

When using a lambswool applicator with a satin or matte finish the flattening agents are essentially bulldozed across the floor. What you ended up with was a floor with permanent streak marks. Choosing the right tools combined with excellent. Stop marks are caused by flattening agents in the finish deposited on the floor when the applicator reverses direction or is lifted.

You can pour this mix into a spray bottle and spritz your floor them mop with a swiffer style mop the kind with a terry cloth pad that is removable to wash. One common cause is applying a finish that s too thin. Excessive airflow during application stiff bristles on the application tools improperly mixed finish improper coverage rates and more. In this photo you can see streaks in the finish that are apparent even where the finish was applied with the grain.

We roll satin poly to avoid those streaks just be sure that you have a poly that can be rolled. A foolproof way of ensuring streak free floor is to tackle one section at a time. One thing ive noticed with maple is if you buff the shit out of it to make sure their are no machine marks the floor gets so freaking slick that the poly wants to roll around on top like your finishing a piece of glass. To fix this coat the floors with more floor finish on a wax applicator mop.

The good news is that the solution is the same.