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After final coat. Had a rotating brush.

I read the directions on the oil base polyurethane bucket and it says nothing about how long to wait before mopping. It's not really a "mop" cleaning but a Bissel hardwood floor cleaner that sucks up most of the liquid floor cleaner. How long do you suggest waiting?

I was making my escape out the back door while making the finishing swipes with the poly applicator and suddenly one of the cats stormed in and ice skated around in the poly. It was not cool! I didn't want to step in it and make it and worse to reach over and wipe the area. What would you...

It looks like that throughout minus the bleedback that's wiped up.

Waddya think? Look wet or just hardened? It's been 6 days... It doesn't suck out of the cracks with a shopvac. I've went over it quite a few times in the last 5 days. When I initially wiped this Minwax stain off with a rag I could see the little reflective additive flakes and maybe that's what...

It's a two in one Bissel.

I imagine there's all types of variables to determine if you can quickly put on a second coat. I just don't have the experience to determine when that time frame is. I'll just have to wait it out.

I did read that on the bucket but I recall the poly feeling sticky within the specified time range where I was hesitant to walk on it. Is it usually sticky during that period or does it need to feel dry to the touch?

How long should I wait between poly coats when applying with a lambswool applicator? It goes on pretty thick. Last time I did this I waited 72 hours between coats.

I have every fan I own blowing around. The air handler fan has been going non-stop. I went over the floor with a Bissell Crosswave to help suck up some of the stain and bleeding. This thing is a secret flooring machine 😆. But seriously, this machine is great for cleaning up sanding dust as well.

The average plank MC was around 6 or 7 on the face. In between planks I can't get the meter to function. It's temperamental. I had the heat on 68 overnight. I went through this once before with Minwax. There's an additive called gilsonite that causes this headache. I've been told not to use...

It's been between 37% to 39% humidity indoors. It's still wet in between planks. I tried a blow dryer and it worked well. But I'm not going to sit there on my hands and knees and blow dry 1,280 SQ FT of floor!

I have a commercial dehumidifier running. But I should probably keep an eye on the humidity level inside. I need to keep a window or two open and it is snowing with 76% outdoor humidity.

I had to intentionally apply the (Minwax) stain thicker to get it in the exposed gaps between these Amish cut hickory planks. I went through this process once before and it took about 36 hours for the bleed back to stop and about 72 hours for stain to dry in between the tongues and grooves...

Yeah. I learned that over the winter. It'd be a waste of time to fill gaps.. I just have to deal with the gaps which aren't really that noticeable. It's just the nature of wood I suppose. But, it should last the life of the home.