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Can I apply shine to my new LVP flooring?

Marilyn
hace 2 años
última modificación:hace 2 años

I had Mannington Adura Rigid LVP flooring installed in my kitchen. I HATE the matte finish on it now that it is installed (didn't seem too bad on the sample). My hardwood gleams and this new flooring just looks out of place by comparison. Plus I hate the feel on my bare feet. Is there an acrylic or urethane product I can apply to this floor to make it shine? My local flooring provider has no clue. I have sent an inquiry to Mannington but have not heard back. This is a click product, not a glue down.


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  • SJ McCarthy
    hace 2 años

    @Marilyn ^^ Yes. Any type of oil addition to any floor = sticky.


    The way to get a shiny floor is to purchase a shiny floor. Your concerns are part and parcel of the 'matte finish' craze going on. I'm sorry but there is NO FIX to this other than removing and putting down a shiny product.


    Any 'temporary' fix (like Mop N Go or Orange Glo or Rejuvenate, etc) will cause permanent harm to your floors - and void any warranty you have.


    I'm sorry you do not like your floors. I would give it a few years and if you still don't like them, have them removed and purchase another floor with a higher gloss level. The 'matte finish' trend should be over in a few more years. The Europeans are over it. Satin is the way they are going...we should see that in 5-7 years.

    Comentarios (16)

    • PRO
      Esperto Builders
      hace 2 años

      Unfortunately, there's no product. But most people use homemade DIY product to polish LVP. For instance, to add shine to your vinyl floor, add a few drops of baby oil to the vinegar and water solution. For stubborn scuffs, try putting some WD-40 lubricant or jojoba oil on a towel and rub the area until the scuffs disappear. Clean thoroughly with the vinegar and water solution to remove any traces of lubrication.

    • Marilyn
      Autor original
      hace 2 años

      Won't adding baby oil just make the floor attract and hold onto dirt?

    • Marilyn
      Autor original
      hace 2 años

      I would remove it in a minute and absorb the cost of this mistake but my husband won't go for it unfortunately. :-(

    • Mo
      hace 2 años
      Última modificación: hace 2 años

      According to Mannington, you can add shine. See https://www.mannington.com/Residential/Adura-Vinyl-Plank/AduraRigid/Care-and-Maintenance for their recommendations.

    • Marilyn
      Autor original
      hace 2 años

      @Mo: Thank you. I just received a reply from Mannington this afternoon with this very same link sent to me. I was going to post here but you beat me to it. I think I will experiment with left over planks first. Also reading their link I'm not quite certain if I use their product from the get-go or only after applying some other mop-and-glo product intially. May require a call to their technical team. If I learn anything more I will post here.

    • Iluvdark kychns
      el último año

      If you have an update, can you please share. I'm really not liking my own recently installed matte lvp floors. Looks plasticy in certain lights. I'm hoping adding a shine will make them look more like traditional floors.

    • Marilyn
      Autor original
      el último año

      No update other than to say I have done nothing with my floor. I still hate it. But I was scared off trying anything to put a shine to it by reports that over time those products can start to yellow.

    • Tessa
      hace 24 días

      Same problem here. i hate my new matte floors and the way they feel.

    • stepdancer24
      hace 19 días

      I have the same problem but with a weird twist. I had new lvp installed last month, and some rooms are shiny, some are matte, and some are even mixed! I am desperate to find a way to make the matte planks match the shiny ones. They feel very rough and are harder to clean. I have attached some photos to show what I mean.



    • Marilyn
      Autor original
      hace 19 días

      Wow, this would seem to be a quality control issue of the product. Have you pursued that angle with the provider? This wide variance in look and texture is just wrong.


      I still have not done anything with my floor....just continue to hate it and curse at it.

    • Mo
      hace 19 días

      @stepdancer24

      I'm wondering if the some of the planks that were installed were leftovers from other jobs. The texture and finish should be the same. I would have questioned it before the installer left your home. I wouldn't have made the final payment either.

    • Elise
      hace 12 días

      I am dealing with the same problem and wish we never spent this much money on dirty looking floors. I've tried Future Premium Floor Finish on a scrap piece and it added a nice shine to it. We walked over that piece for quite a long time, but I have not followed through with the whole floor, YET. I've worried that it will void the warranty. I'm at the end of my rope with this floor and I'm actively looking for a solution.

      PS. My dirty looking floors CANNOT be from a buildup of cleaning products. The dirty look started immediately after installation, and I've only used their recommended products since.

    • stepdancer24
      hace 12 días

      Thank you for the comments. I bought the flooring myself so I know it all came in the same boxes and wasn't from the contractor. The installers did replace the single planks that were different in one of the rooms in the photo. The smooth planks are in one bedroom and the den, but the rest of the house has the rough ones. You really can't tell the difference in how they look except when the light is hitting it just right; it's mostly just the feel that I don't like, and also how the rough boards attract a lot more dirt. I'm going to try some products on the spare planks I have and will post updates.

    • Iris Graeber
      hace 4 días

      I'd hit it with either Minwax Polyurethane (will yellow with time but won't show up with most wood colors), or Minwax Polycrylic (won't yellow so good over white surfaces). If you have any leftover scraps from installation, or can go buy just one board, you could try out your solutions on that and pick what you like best. I intend to topcoat my floors (and repeat as needed) because that seals out moisture and dirt and can make floors easier to clean, and last longer.

    • millworkman
      hace 4 días

      I would not put polyurethane of any type on top of vinyl; floors. I see it causing nothing but headaches and a big mess.

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