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Sat, Sep 25, 10 at 23:15
| I installed a beautiful Antigua Natural Maple laminate hardwood floor only to have it "patina" into an iridescent orange color withing 3 months time. I expected it to turn an amber yellow color over time. The seller and manufacturer are dodging my dissatisfaction. I've been told that an oxide finish was used and that's why it went orange. Has anyone worked with or have ideas on applying something to the existing finish to neutralize the orange color? Thank you. |
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| your using Laminate and Hardwood terms so I don't know which you have. If you have laminate you have a picture of wood covered by a wearlayer that most likely is aluminum oxide. If you have an engineered floor made as a longstrip (similar to a laminate) then you have a veneer of real wood covered by finish that most likely contains aluminimum oxide. I'd expect maple to amber but not turn orange. An oxide finish is common and makes the look slightly milky but doesn't affect the patina as far as I know. |
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