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Has anyone done one coat of Bona Naturalseal and 1 coat of Nordicseal?

2 days ago

Hi! We just put down first coat of Bona Naturalsea. The flooring contractor is saying you MUST do two coats of naturalseal. Is this correct? I am wondering if we can do Nordicseal as second coat and then put two coats of Traffic HD in satin.

Has anyone done this? Is it better to just stick with one sealer color?

Thanks for your help!!!!

Comments (5)

SJ McCarthy
CALL BONA! Right now! Your guy is in the MIDDLE of this finish (sealants are allowed to have finish put down very quickly...within a few hours of 1st coat of sealant). Sealants have their own requirements over white oak.

From your other threads, you have decided on NaturalSeal after having to pay for extra samples. Have you SEEN a sample of NordicSeal? It is pretty. It is different than most of your samples....but it will lighten up the white oak....like a lime wash. But my memory tells me you have never seen it.

And when it comes to Bona Traffic HD, two coats is good for many people. The TOUGHEST version is 3 coats of the HD.

It sounds like you haven't made up your mind yet. So you better stop and talk to someone at Bona to get some more information. They are the only one's who can deal with this at this point.
2 days ago
hawami thanked SJ McCarthy
PRO
G & S Floor Service
Yes, you can apply Nordic seal over natural seal. Both are building sealers. You cannot apply over classic seal .
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hawami
Thank you @SJ McCarthy and @G & S Floor Service!!! The fact that we are doing 2 coats of seal and then 2 coats of traffic HD - does that make the floors more durable than 1 coat of seal and 2 coat of HD? We are considering doing an addition coat of HD as we have two dogs and kids. But wondering if that is necessary with 4 coats already....

Thank you!!!!
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SJ McCarthy
GS points out that Nordic and Natural Seal are both 'building' sealants. That means they contribute to the finish build up = a good thing. With building sealants you should be fine with 2 coats of Bona HD. If you feel it isn't enough, you can always plan a buff and coat at a later date.
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G & S Floor Service
Yes, it makes it a better system. If, you look at pre-finished flooring, a common aluminum oxide system consist of 2 coats of sealer, 1 coat of grain filler, 2 more coats of sealer and then 2-3 coats of finish on top. Giving you a total of 7-8 coats of film building finishes. More and more manufacturers are moving towards more sealers and less finish to improve their systems and save customers money.
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