Hardwood Flooring Refinishing Professionals in Mellon Bank

GA Flooring offers expert hardwood floor refinishing in Mellon Bank, GA. Professional hardwood flooring refinishing services can restore your hardwood to its original beauty. We offer a dustless refinishing service that can guarantee to return the original beauty to your hardwood floors.

For years our team at GA Flooring, Inc has been refinishing hardwood flooring, and returning floors to their original beauty. Our team prides themselves on providing experienced hardwood flooring refinishing services guaranteeing that your floors will look as good as new.

Oil Refinishing Vs. Water Refinishing

There are two versions of refinishing products for hardwood floors oil based and water based compounds. The main differences between water based and oil based polyurethane is drying type, odor, 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. If you choose to switch from an oil based compound to a water based hardwood refinishing compound you must be aware that it will look different than it had previously. 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).
• Over time the color can change, darkening or becoming more orange
• Longer lasting odor.
• Oil allows for richer darker tones by soaking deep into the wood
• Presence. The natural oils in the sealer also give the wood a muted shine.
• Only option for dark 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

• Faster drying time means less time spent waiting for the job to be finished.
• Coatings will dry enough to walk on in a few hours
• 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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