After the floor finish has hardened enough to sand it refinishers pass over it with a floor buffer fitted with a 120 or 150 grit sanding screen to remove bubbles before applying another coat.
Bubbles in hardwood floor finish.
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The process is called screening and it s one you can use on any existing finish not just a new one.
Repairing bubbles within the finish of a hardwood floor requires removal of the old finish with floor screening pads and applying a new polyurethane finish.
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Bubbles belong in plenty of places.
If you missed the bubbles while the varnish was fresh you may find the finish mottled with tiny craters or hardened bubbles.
The company came back buffed and reapplied the poly.
Similar to what a blister looks like on human skin.
A wood floor blisters when swelled areas of varnish take on the appearance of small bubbles.
Extreme temperatures especially in warm southern climates and lack of varnish causes blisters.
Pinpoint holes in finish that was not properly applied can cause blistering.
After 2 coats we had air bubbles in finish.
One place you should never find bubbles is in your hardwood floors.
When there are air bubbles in the polyurethane finish on a newly refinished oak wood floor.
Hot humid summer air bubbles in finish.
We had our floors sanded and poly d.
To keep your floors looking their best follow these diy tips from altrufir.