Retain The Beauty Of Your Wood Floors With The Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer
Retain The Beauty Of Your Wood Floors With The Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer
Wood floor deterioration can be caused by a myriad of factors. From foot traffic, spills that are allowed to dwell on it and get soaked into the wood tissue, scratches be it from pets running around and digging their claws into the floor, furniture movements, or even kids’ toy cars and trains, the sun’s radiation causing the wood floor and finish to change its colour – it’s a constant barrage of attacks that puts the longevity of the installation at risk. Shocks from the occasional items that are dropped onto the floor, corrosion from chemical spills – it can all negatively affect your elegant wood floor. One of the key measures that are needed to protect the installation is applying a protective finish coat, and there’s where formulations like the Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer come in.
Two-Component Lacquer Built For Tough
This waterborne polyurethane finish has been developed to provide a high resistance barrier of protection on the floor. Its strong wearing attributes enable it to withstand the effects of busy public and domestic environments, with the abrasion resistance protecting the underlying wood floor.
The Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer also comes with enhanced chemical resistance, meaning you won’t have to go into panic mode each time there is a spill on your floor. Slip and shock resistance – it is all part of the package, enabling your wood floor to last for long.
Protection and beauty go hand in hand. After all, the state of your wood floor affects the rest of the decor. The Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer enables you to retain the natural beauty of the wood floor. That characteristic charm – from the colours to the grain patterns – that made you fall in love with the particular wood floor that you had installed are enhanced with the gloss effect of this water-based lacquer. Speaking of which, the four versions of the product come with their different gloss levels:
• Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer Semi Gloss (50 gloss)
• Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer Satin (35 gloss)
• Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer Matt (5 gloss)
• OChimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer NATURAL EFFECT: (6 gloss)
Note that the Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer NATURAL EFFECT is particularly intended for use on lighter-coloured wood, where it enhances that untreated wood effect while delivering the protective attributes.
The flexibility of the Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer also allows you to tweak things further depending on the particular finishing cycle that is followed. For instance, if you want a water-based finish cycle where the end-result is a colour change that resembles solvent-based varnishes, then use the Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer with the RAFFELLO primer. If you want to achieve a colour toning effect, then start by applying one coat of FONDO K2 07, a solvent-based sealer, lightly sand the surface after 6 hours with 180-220 grit sandpaper, then add one coat of the Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer.
There’s more – this lacquer comes with slip resistance attributes. In fact, it meets the requirements of the UNI EN 13036-4:2004 standards on slipperiness, a feat that makes it a popular choice for treating gymnasium floors. Bringing this to your home or commercial space is particularly beneficial in preventing slip and fall accidents, increasing the safety standards of the premises even when the surface is glossy.
By treating your wood floor with this lacquer, you end up cutting down the costs that go into the floor repair and maintenance. This, coupled with aspects like the wide coverage rate at 10-12m²/L gives you more bang for your buck.
Maintaining Installations Treated With The Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer
To enjoy the benefits of this lacquer for longer, proper care will also be needed. Here, the main focus is on the dusting and cleaning. The dirt and debris are leading causes of damage to the wood floor, acting like tiny bits of sandpaper that slowly abrades the surface, deteriorating it and causing it to age faster.
To deal with the dust build-ups, use antistatic cloths, or run a vacuum over the floor regularly. Note that you should use a vacuum that has an attachment for working on wood surfaces, or at the very least ensure that the brush or beater has been turned off. The brushes are used when vacuuming materials like carpets, and can end up scratching the wood floor.
Use floor cleaners that have been particularly formulated for use on wood. The amount of moisture involved in the process also needs to be controlled, given that wood remains hygroscopic, and you don’t want to expose your unit to risks of warping or cupping that come about when excessive water is used.
While the Carver Omeg-Art Floor Lacquer increases the installation’s resistance to staining, this does not mean that you ignore spills and let them dwell on the surface for too long. The liquids need to be cleaned up.
Extra tips to protect your wood floor include:
- Setting up welcome mats
These furnishing pieces do more than just add to the decor of the space. Welcome mats drastically reduce the amount of dirt and debris that gets tracked into the indoor space.
- Getting furniture pads
Furniture sliding on the surface of the wood floor causes it to create scratches. The heavier the set of furniture, the greater the risk involved. Even those minuscule movements can be a threat to your wood floor. As such, getting pads for the furniture legs coming into direct contact with the wood floor will keep them from sliding and creating scratches.
- Invest in professional maintenance
After the years go by, the signs of wear will eventually pop up, even when the floor has been treated with a highly durable lacquer. For the small scratches, these can be quickly buffed out and a single coat of finish reapplied. For a greater extent of damage, then a complete floor sanding and refinishing will be required. This is one of the other benefits of having wood floors, where you get the opportunity to give your installation a whole new look and feel without having to rip out the boards.
Retain The Beauty Of Your Wood Floors With The Chimiver Ecostar 2K Commercial Traffic Water Based Floor Lacquer