Top Coat Over Laminate Floors

At your local home depot store we carry 2 versions of floor rated polyurethane oil based and water based.

Top coat over laminate floors.

Unlike silicone caulking which simply protects target areas of your floor from damage coating your laminate floor involves covering the entire surface with polyurethane. Scrub into the floor with a damp sponge mop. This coating may be applied to individual planks or to the floor s surface with a paintbrush or paint roller. To do so mist laminator plus deep scrub onto the floor and.

Fill cracks or gaps in the plastic laminate floor to just below the final surface of the flooring and let that dry two hours or more. Painting a wood or concrete floor can be a complicated process that involves floor filler sandpaper and several coats of paint. Clean up with soap and water. Applying a top coat to your laminate floor involves treating the entirety of the floor.

If you want to seal the entire laminate floor surface you can use a clear waterproof sealant such as polyurethane coating. Then use the mop to pick up. Transform any room by revamping your outdated floor simply clean apply the required base coat top coat system for beautiful long lasting results. Essentially you are painting a coat of stain over the top to make it look like darker wood and not completely cover the grain like paint does.

No stripping sanding or priming required before application apply top coat with a high quality 1 4 in. I ve only done this with laminate that is printed to look like wood and i m not sure if it would work with other types laminate prints. Rust oleum home floor coating is an extremely durable easy to use revolutionary technology that allows you to coat over a wide variety of substrates inside the home without stripping sanding or priming. So once it s done.

Covering your laminate with polyurethane is also a great way to make sure that your flooring is sufficiently waterproofed. Steps to protect the floor. Both come in satin semi gloss or high gloss versions. Press excess moisture from the sponge mop.

Before you can protect your laminate floor the first step is to prepare the surface. Quick drying sealers to put over painted floors. Aside from installing waterproof flooring this is the most effective way to have a waterproof laminate surface. Use multiple pours or coats until the cracks or gaps are filled to just at or very slightly above the surface of the remaining floor when the kit liquid has dried hard.