Waterbourne Finishes
Twenty
years ago, almost all hardwood floor finishing was done with oil-based
finishes, such as polyurethane. While oil-based finishes are extremely
tough and beautiful, there are a few problems with them. First, they
are not environmentally friendly. Second, when first applied, they produce
a strong, resinous smell that lasts for a considerable length of time
after application. In addition, they take at least 24 hours to dry, and
finally, all oil-based finishes yellow with time, use, and damage. Because
of these negative aspects of oil-based finishes, our sole supplier of
finishes, Bonakemi, went to work on a new class of waterbourne finishes
that eliminate these problems. Today, Bonakemi Waterbourne Finishes are
the best in the world.
Their
attributes include the following:
Combined with our Dustless Sanding Systems, you will only be inconvenienced a minimum amount of time when you have your hardwood floors installed or refinished.
Just how long
lasting and tough are the Bonakemi Watebourne Finishes we use?
The following chart should give you some idea.
A comparison of Bonakemi and popular competitive finishes was done on test panels in the hallways at Colorado State University. These panels sustain over 400,000 footsteps a year. Bona Traffic and Bona Mega finishes had less wear-through and less scuffs and scratches than any of their major competitors. They also had the best overall appearance and outperformed all of their competitors' waterbourne, oil-modified, and moisture-cure finishes.
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