Bona NordicSeal 128 Oz

Bona NordicSeal – A Stunning Finish for Wood Floors!I used Bona NordicSeal on my wood floors, and the transformation was absolutely stunning! This sealer gave my floors a beautiful, soft whitewashed effect while enhancing the natural grain of the wood. It created that perfect light, airy, Scandinavian-inspired look I was aiming for without making the wood appear too stark or artificial.Application was smooth and easy—it spreads evenly, dries quickly, and provides great coverage. It also works as an excellent base coat to prevent yellowing when paired with a water-based topcoat. The final result is a durable, modern finish that brightens up my space beautifully.If you’re looking to achieve a fresh, natural, and elegant look for your wood floors, I highly recommend Bona NordicSeal. It’s a high-quality product that delivers professional results!

So I knew I didn't want orange tinted wood. Also did not want a heavily glossy floor. I loved the way the wood looked bare but OMG it's so vulnerable without a coat on. After researching much longer than I had wanted to, all signs pointed to Bona. BUT Bona was hella expensive. There was only one other eligible candidate but it cost 2 or 3 times what Bona did! I bought reclaimed oak wood from an old home, cleaned it, laid it, sanded it, epoxied the cracks (initially with T88 but as soon as I had finished with the epoxy the floor buckled, apparently due to needing to expand and contract, so I purchased flex epoxy to fill in the huge cracks from the buckling incident), sanded some more... then sanded even more, then applied Bona Nordic Seal to prevent darkening of color. After one coat I had the great idea of doing 2 coats (for added protection). After about 1/4 of the 2nd coat was on, I decided I didn't really want the milky look, it was perfect with one thin coat ( if you want a milky look, 2 coats should please you very much). Sanded the 1/4 of the 2nd coat off (couldn't just sand one coat off, it didn't work like that) and recoated with the single coat. Afterwards applied Bona Sealer. My bf thought I was going overboard with the high priced sealer. But when I started putting it on the floor I could already tell the price was worth it. Idk how I knew but I knew it was going to protect the floor and look almost the same as bare wood! Maybe because of the way it soaked into the wood, or the way it felt going on, but this is a remarkable sealant! It did darken very slightly, which is fine.. it's not orange and it's not super glossy. Take your time putting it on. I had excellent results painting it on very thin with a paintbrush (initially started with one of those cheapies from Lowes but it kept dropping hairs in my seal!... so make sure to use one that doesn't shed). I spread it out as thin as possible, painting a section almost til it was dry (or until I could feel parts of it getting sticky on the way to drying). I don't think the pics show it but when the light hits it just right you can see the raised grain. The floor turned out better than I had even imagined!Water does not soak in to the wood anymore:)Sidenote: We bought a pretty scary place (housing prices were unreal last year when we had to get a place, so not many options) that we are remodeling. We don't really have a ton of money to work with. All the floors I liked were way out of my price range. All the floors I could afford would have made me depressed to look at everyday. Found this wood on marketplace for $225, paid $90 for Nordic, $90 for sealer, approx $150 on tools (that we are also using for other things). Less than $600 for entire house flooring that I love! Time and effort were the biggest costs of course.If you want a non yellowing, matte finish, look no further - this is it. You will find that these qualities are hard to come by as far as wood sealers go (for whatever reasons). I did debate - for weeks - if I was really going to spend this much on a floor sealer. Twice I jumped back on the internet, attempting to use other search terms and try to find a cheaper sealer that would not yellow nor make it shiny. All 3 times researching confirmed if this is what I want, Bona was it. Glad I did and I'd do it again too.

Bona Nordic Seal is a game-changer! We used it on our hardwood floors, and the results are stunning. It gives the wood a beautiful, light, Scandinavian-style finish that brightens up the whole space. The application was smooth and easy, with minimal odor. It dried quickly and left our floors looking refreshed and modern. Highly recommend for anyone looking to achieve that chic, Nordic look!"

I posted a picture of the floor color before and after. Just a warning if you are DIY. This takes a lot of work and time if done right: following Bona’s instructions to the letter. I’ll explain, but I wanted to be upfront about the con of getting these floors to look right, especially if you are doing them yourself. The picture is before I even but the finish on. Which will be another day.First I sanded the floor up to 120 grit. Then I used Bona’s Red Out step 1 and 2. Then I applied the sealer. That sounds simple enough, but this product requires a pretty smooth floor to avoid product pooling and inconsistent color. The sanding to smooth floor took me about week because after sanding, you have to seal any cracks between the boards with wood filler. That required another fine sanding afterwards. Then after you apply the red out, you have to wait 24 hours, (I waited 48 hours). Then you have sand and clean the floor again with 120 to smooth out the popped up grain. This took me another day.Next I applied the sealer here. It took three coats to soak into the wood completely. The second coat can be applied after a couple of hours, but the third you have to wait another day. So in all this technique took me around 2 weeks of total work: two weekends and a couple of random after work sessions. On top of that, this dries incredibly fast. You have to be super quick about it. This is also partly the reason it needs multiple coats.Honest review: it looks good if done right and adds a unique look to the floor, but is very time consuming if you have anything but a white oak floor. Even then, expect to put three coats on because of the pigment variation when applied.

Used on sanded down red oak floorsTwo coats but it’s not really white as shown all over the bona web site.Wouldn’t recommend