# 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.

## Related terms

- [Buffer](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/buffer)
- [Progressive grits](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/progressive-grits)
- [Edge peaking](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/edge-peaking)


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