Best clear floor varnish

Qualitymark

We're going to sand and varnish the floors again, after eight years. What's the hardest-wearing varnish in the world? Hate that job.

It's for the living room and kitchen, which get a lot of traffic, including scratchy dog claws and tracked-in little bits of scrapey gravel.

cardwizzard

Junckers is probably the best i've come across.

Qualitymark

Where do you get Junckers and why is it good, cardwizzard?

michael999999

cardwizzard wrote: »

Junckers is probably the best i've come across.

Junckers is a brand of wooden flooring not varnish.

Diamond coat is the best floor varnish on the market.

If your handy at doing floors a lacquer is a tougher finish, but you would really need to know what you are doing to use it!

Qualitymark

Michael, Juncker also make oils and varnishes, according to their website.

I think the first time I sanded and varnished a floor it was with some kind of super-tough varnish used on the decks of ships, but heaven knows where to get that now.

Luckily I'm not doing this myself but delegating it to a family member whose sinuses won't be stripped away by it; I can't even paint with emulsion nowadays without coming down with raging sick headaches.

cardwizzard

Qualitymark wrote: »

Where do you get Junckers and why is it good, cardwizzard?

Noyeks carry it. Call and see if they carry the varnish line. Its tough, durable and keeps really well. I've used it in the past and it still looking very good. Or, try this, only available by internet to us.

http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/eurothane_varnish.aspx

Real nice finish and will last a long long time. This is a quality product although you will pay for it. Would recommend.

Of course if you do a little research and find a boat varnish that will work well on floors, then by all means.

Always apply high gloss varnish for the first couple of coats then either satin/gloss etc for the top coat.

Diamond coat is the best floor varnish on the market.:eek: Maybe the best they have in Woodies, far from the best in the world Micheal.

Qualitymark

cardwizzard wrote: »

Noyeks carry it. Call and see if they carry the varnish line. Its tough, durable and keeps really well. I've used it in the past and it still looking very good. Or, try this, only available by internet to us.

Phoned Noyeks and was told their sales staff were very busy and would call me back. They didn't. Have sent enquiry email...

cardwizzard

It's that kind of service that drives me around the bend. If you need more staff employ them. Fair play to you for emailing them, not sure I would have done that.

Hope the project goes very well and you get a long and durable life from the job.

Qualitymark

Give them their due, I got an email from an iPhone later, promising me a quote in the morning. So pretty good service, really.

cardwizzard

Yeah, at least they got back to you.:)

Qualitymark

Would anyone know where to get a pad to spread the varnish? I've seen these on YouTube and they look a lot faster than brushes, but B&W said "Wha?" when asked.

Ditto construction paper for covering over the varnish to let it harden properly for 24 hours after it's dried before you put the furniture back in.

irelandspurs

Becker Acroma parquet one, is very good.
http://www.becker-acroma.com/en/Ireland/Start/Flooring/Products/Acid-Catalysed/

ParkerNicole

Floor sanding and varnishing are essential for maintaining the look of wooden floor. To get a good finish after floor sanding and varnishing, the wood should be prepared properly. You should use a sand paper to remove the dust particles before you start with the actual process of sanding.

Qualitymark

Sanded and varnished now, and looks lovely (except for the new claw-marks from the dog skidding in and out the door to race after her ball).