dadiOH wrote:
rile wrote:
I am in the process of laying a laminate floor. My wife suggested
that before laying the floor that we spruce up the woodwork around
it. The woodwork is currently dull and needs a bit of shine. We
had
a painter do some interior work a few months ago and he also did
the
woodwork. It looked the same but now is shiny and looks good. He
used a polyurethane finish. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if it was
oil-based or water-based. I'd feel funny calling him and asking
about it.

Why would you feel funny asking? In reality, it doesn't make much
difference in what you use as long as there are no areas in the
current
finish that have worn through.

If there *are* bare areas, you can easily tell what the top coat is
by
lightly sanding a worn area and moistening it with spit on your
finger.
The spot will darken. Does it look like the finished area? The
finish
was oil based. Is the finished area lighter than the damp spot? Top
coat was water based.

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OK......I've put one coat of oil-based polyurethane on a door. I'd
like to lightly sand it and apply one more coat. But, the work is
being done in an unheated garage and the temperatures have turned cold
again....low to mid 30's. Is that too cold to apply the poly?