Floor Sticky After Applying Polyurethane

Our house is in hawaii at the top of a mountain where the rainfall is very high but i do not know our relative humidity percentage.

Floor sticky after applying polyurethane.

The finish was oil based polyurethane duraseal. Keep in mind that although appearing dry the underlying stain is still not cured. Varnish is used to protect and add a shiny finish to wooden surfaces. So light traffic and no heavy items should be placed on the flooring.

When the solvent has evaporated the finish will still be sticky. Letting the lacquer there won t make it dry naturally. Applying the finish outside the recommended temperature and humidity range. We just had our floors sanded and refinished and they still feel tacky after 12 days.

Cross linking is what makes polyurethane finishes more durable than other finishes. You can then apply your polyurethane. The move will leave only the penetrated stain. Polyurethane is better known as varnish.

If this has happened to your varnished wood finish you can repair it. Now you can let it dry and apply the polyurethane. Kids did great job in making a pong table out of beer bottle tops 1st coat of poly dried fine second coat is still tacky after several days please give a suggestion of how we can save the table. It will seal and dry quickly.

That will take up to 30 days to do so underneath the seal coat and poly coatings. Applied cabothane water borne semi gloss polyurethane to pine floors. If the stain is still sticky after 12 hours you may have to remove it. The finish was oil based polyurethane duraseal.