Floor Sticky After Applying Polyurethane

We just had our floors sanded and refinished and they still feel tacky after 12 days.

Floor sticky after applying polyurethane. The finish was oil based polyurethane duraseal. So light traffic and no heavy items should be placed on the flooring. It will seal and dry quickly. When the solvent has evaporated the finish will still be sticky.

Cross linking is what makes polyurethane finishes more durable than other finishes. Over time the finish of the varnish can start to peel become white and even feel tacky. Now you can let it dry and apply the polyurethane. If this has happened to your varnished wood finish you can repair it.

The finish was oil based polyurethane duraseal. Keep in mind that although appearing dry the underlying stain is still not cured. If the stain is still sticky after 12 hours you may have to remove it. Varnish is used to protect and add a shiny finish to wooden surfaces.

Polyurethane is better known as varnish. The second stage of drying is cross linking where the molecules react in the presence of oxygen to bond with one another. That will take up to 30 days to do so underneath the seal coat and poly coatings. Applying the finish outside the recommended temperature and humidity range.

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. Applied cabothane water borne semi gloss polyurethane to pine floors. 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. You can then apply your polyurethane.