Obviously the best floor finishes are specialty finishes so look to a specialist who knows how to make a tough safe floor finish.
Polycrylic hardwood floors.
Pure acrylic is the safest strongest type of acrylic that we ve seen.
The finishing step for wood floors after they have been sanded and stained is the polyurethane process.
I used minwax quick drying polyurethane to topcoat a dining room table.
Polycrylic finish is not recommended for use on floors because it would require more frequent recoating in high traffic areas.
Both are designed for floors and can handle the traffic of everyday life.
I used 2 coats.
Polycrylic is really quite versatile.
The product is designed for furniture.
Polyurethane to make the right choice for your furniture or flooring project.
You are correct minwax polycrylic is a water based wood finish just not floors it can t handle the traffic.
Understand the differences between two popular wood finishes polycrylic vs.
Minwax polycrylic protective finish.
Instead we recommend any minwax polyurethane including minwax water based oil modified polyurethane or minwax ultimate floor finish for maximum durability.
You can use this on low impact furniture as well as on doors or cabinets.
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Polycrylic provides good protection on a variety of wood vertical surfaces that will be used indoors.
Using the right roller head to apply polyurethane will give an even application to your hardwood floors.
There are only a few manufacturers who use pure acrylic.
A crystal clear ultra fast drying protective topcoat that protects and adds beauty to interior wood surfaces.
It also can go over oil based finishes and can be applied using synthetic bristle brushes a foam roller or a rag as can other water based polyurethanes.
Minwax polycrylic is an example of a fortified water based polyurethane than can stand up a bit better to rough conditions.
After the first coat i used 220 grit sandpaper to lightly sand the surface as recommended.
As we mentioned before it is available in a gloss finish semi gloss.
Polyurethane is a clear protecting agent that can be either oil or water based.
A better minwax product would be either minwax ultimate floor finish or minwax super fast drying polyurethane for floors.