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  1. 30th January 2008, 06:17 PM #1
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    Default What to finish my cyprus floors in...

    Looking at finnishes for my cyprus floors - once all the other work is done to get it to a state thats finnishable...

    I think I am going to go a 2 pac product, definitely not a tung oil product...

    so far I think i like "Bona Traffic" as the floor needs to be hard wearing with dogs and kids heres a link to the product page for it... http://www.bona.net.au/html/homeowne...asp?ID=traffic

    Anyone have any experience with this product? on cyprus or any other timber?

    Or any one have any other suggestions?

    Cheers
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  3. 31st January 2008, 02:07 PM #2
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    My only suggestion is to not use any polyurethane product on cypress....mainly because a cypress floor moves quite a bit and any skin forming finish tends to break on the board edge and look quite rough.......and my personal feeling is that a cypress floor with a gloss finish looks really ordinary.
    Ours is not to reason why.....only to point and giggle.
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    I used the Bona Mega product on my pine floors, and I'm very happy with it. It is very easy to apply and hardwearing. The Traffic version should be even harder-wearing. The pine dents easily and I haven't seen any breaking of the finish. Traffic is also a matt finish, avoiding the high-gloss look.
    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
  5. 31st January 2008, 02:50 PM #4
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    Thanks for your thoughts...

    I just spoke to the distributor for bona in my area and it all sounds quite good... about $400 for sealer and 2 coats of bona traffic "IP" - invisible protection for 40sqm of floor (that sounds pretty reasonable doesn't it?)... hopefully that will help keep quite a natural look to it... I don't much like the real glossy look on cypress either...
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