Hardwood Flooring Finishes
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Hardwood Flooring SurfaceHardwood flooring surface finishes are usually made of a plastic-like surface that makes the finish look polished and shiny. This look is usually given by use of polyurethane in the hardwood surface. Hardwood flooring surface finishes include but not limited to oil-modified urethane, water-based urethane, paste wax, moisture-cured urethane, penetrating sealers, varnish, lacquer and shellac, etc. |
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Oil-Modified Urethane Flooring SurfaceA subcategory of hardwood flooring surface, oil-modified urethane is a popular one due to its look and durability. This finish is petroleum-based with an addition of synthetic resins and other film forming ingredients that makes a long lasting water-resistent surface. |
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Moisture-cured Urethane Flooring SurfaceMoisture-cured urethane is another subcategory of hardwood flooring surface that is a solvent-based polyurethane which makes it even more durable and more water-resistant than other surface finishes. |
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Penetrating Hardwood FinishesPenetrating finishes employ wax materials to penetrate the hardwood flooring through an absorption procedure. Oils and waxes are the primary materials used for this procedure. These materials give the hardwood flooring a matte appearance rather than a shiny one created by oil-modified surface finishes. The beauty of peneratrating finishes is becasue of the fact that the finish is penetrated and absorbed into the hardwood flooring, therefore the texture of the hardwood flooring is reserved coarse or grainy like its original. Penetrating hardwood finishes are among the most durable type of finishes. |
