Posted by Minni on August 08, 19104 at 20:59:32:
In Reply to: Re: P.S. Re: Desperate posted by Floorguy on August 08, 19104 at 06:37:43:
: So, being cheap has really cost you how much?
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: I say strip that crap off and use a product made for floors!
: Bona or Basic, are going to be your friend!
: They are formulated for use as floor finishes.
: That Ben Moore stuff isn't.
: Compatability of Minwax and Ben Moore?
: You may have a bigger mess to sand back off.
Uh, if you see my update above, I came to realize the problem wasn't the Ben Moore but rather that the guy (who was one of those types who'd die rather than admit ignorance) had poured the stuff directly into the tray without mixing it first. (See, he wanted to prove he was cool, and so he didn't deign to read the instructions).
That was the ***only*** move I hadn't anticipated. Everything else I did - the masking tape, preparing the floors for a mess, blocking rooms & under doors with plastic. See, I ***did*** realize who I was dealing with.
For example, he hadn't sanded thoroughly, and I proved it to him by brushing away some dirty spots with steel bristles. He had previously insisted that the dirt went too deep - yet I proved him wrong. Then in one fell swoop he poured the stuff into the tray & so I assumed (since he said he'd poly'd a friend's place) that maybe polyurethane is different than paint in that it doesn't need stirring. It's not like I didn't provide him with a stirrer. I did, but he didn't use it. It just happened so quickly, and I just wanted to escape the fumes.