Premium Hardwood Flooring Refinishing Professionals throughout Mar

GA Flooring provides experienced hardwood floor refinishing services in Mar, Georgia. Over time hardwood floors can lose their shine and can become damaged as a result of normal usage. Our team offers a dustless refinishing service that can guarantee to return the original beauty to your hardwood floors.

GA Flooring, Inc has years of experience refinishing hardwood flooring and restoring the natural look of floors. Our team strives to provide premium hardwood flooring refinishing services ensuring that your floors will look as good as new.

Oil Vs. Water Refinishing

The two main types of hardwood flooring refinishing compounds are oil based and water based. Some of the differences between oil and water based finishing products are odor, drying time, price, and color. Most on-site finished hardwood has and oil based finish. Prefinished wood can be water or oil based. If you have site finished wood in your home, it is probably oil based. Be aware that if you change to water based, it will look different. Below you will find several FAQ's about the different types of hardwood refinishing compounds.

Oil Modified Polyurethane (OMU)

• Is a solvent based polyurethane, contains mineral spirit.
• Much higher in VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
• Ambers (yellow, brownish-orange tones) over time.
• Longer lasting odor.
• Oil interacts with the wood for warmer tones. Gives the wood more depth and color. This is because it is absorbed into the wood and the oil accentuates the wood grain, giving the grain more.
• The natural oils in the sealer allow for a dull shine
• Oil saturates the wood and works the best with only darker stains.
• Minimum drying time is 8 hours and can last up to 24 hours or more based on humidity and other environmental factors.
• Curing— allow finish to cure for 24 hours from final coat before foot traffic and 30 days before placing area rugs. The floor may be walked on (light foot traffic only!) and after about 12 hours after second coat, but remains susceptible to scuffing and marring until completely cured. Use only a dry microfiber mop or cloth for cleaning during the first week or two—no liquid cleaners!

Water Based/Water Borne Polyurethane

• You can conceivably do a coat every 2-4 hours. This takes 1-2 days off the job versus oil based poly which allows the homeowner to get back to their routine/life sooner.
• Fast drying time means foot traffic can resume only hours after the coat is applied.
• Cost is more expensive (additional charge to use).
• 70% cured after 1 day, 90% cured after 3 days, fully cured in approximately 7 days so area rugs can be placed down after 7 days. Use only a dry microfiber mop or cloth for cleaning during the first week or two—no liquid cleaners!
• VOC compliant.
• Best for natural and light to medium stains, not dark stains.
• Because it sets up so fast, there is little penetration into the wood.
• Feels/looks more “plastic”; tends to have greater reflection and shine.

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