Intercoat screening
Light abrasion with the buffer between finish coats, to create the scratch pattern the next coat bonds to.
Mandatory between coats on multi-coat water-based systems. Screening is light abrasion — excessive pressure or dwell burnishes the surface or leaves swirl.
Skipping it is invisible on handover day and produces an uneven surface and weaker coat adhesion for the life of the floor.
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- BufferA single-disc rotary machine, typically 400–500 mm, fitted with fine screens around 100–150 grit — it removes microns, not wood.
- Progressive gritsWorking through abrasives from coarse to fine in sequence, with the perimeter matching the field at every step.
- Edge peakingRaised board edges with associated finish failure along the seams, following movement the finish could not accommodate.
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