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inconsistent product

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I bought 3 cans of the matt finish for my country style house, 1st can produced excellent matt finish, second can was very glossy and so was the 3rd, now I have significant differences in the finish of my expensive floor, I dislike the gloss on my country style floor and I believe that the 2 cans of matt is actually gloss. I an angry what it has done to my floor, I would like to know if Cabot has any process in place for quality control!!!



Date PurchasedSep 2017
3 comments
Cabot's
Garth M.Cabot's
Jane
Jane

Thank you for your reply, apologies that I have incorrectly blamed Cabot for my inadequate stirring. I have stirred vigorously and reapplied another coat on top and now I have consistent matte finish.

Very happy now.

Cabot's
Garth M.Cabot's
Yoge

YogeBrisbane

14years and still good!

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Date PurchasedJan 2003
1 comment
Cabot's
Garth M.Cabot's
Dave

DaveMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 9 reviews
  • 4 likes

It's all in the prep work

published
Date PurchasedJun 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
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Cooler than you

Cooler than youMelbourne

  • 12 reviews
  • 10 likes

Pros and cons

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Date PurchasedMar 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Colin

ColinPerth, Western Australia

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

Limewashed

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After 30yrs in cabinetmaking, general building & several years in the display industry, I've used 100's of liters of varnish.
This has given me the worst finish ever - limewash.
All the time and effort removing furniture, sanding & masking . Unfortunately for me it didn't go milky straight away, and I used it on an Art deco cabinet (Tassie oak) & a new American black walnut job - all clouded over & needed to be stripped back.
So much work !

Date PurchasedApr 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's

excellent matte finish

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Excellent product with the ability to bring out the grain in our vic ash floors and stairs.
A little grain raise on the first coat but a quick sand between coats left a perfect finish.
No smell, quick drying and ease of application and excellent matte finish.
Agree a novice can apply this product with no issues.

Date PurchasedApr 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Jason

JasonMelbourne

  • 2 reviews

Great finish on my tassie oak floors!

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Used the water based polyurethane matt clear finish on our 45 year old tassie oak floors, came up amazing enhances and brings out the beauty in the wood.
No problems, easy to use, 3 coats in one day, no odour, 5 stars!!!
Not sure how you could go wrong, too easy!

Date PurchasedMar 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Stuart

StuartSouth Australia

  • 3 reviews

Complete disaster

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I used cfp water based on my Baltic pine kitchen floor just after ripping out my old kitchen in preparation for the new kitchen. All was ok until my wife two weeks later wiped it down with a damp wiper after the tradeshad finished their work. As she was doing it the surface went white and hasn't cleared up. Now I don't know if I should rip my kitchen out again to sand back my floors again or try a patch up job which will look no better than it does now! So dissapointed after I read the reviews previously and just figured the other reviewers must have done something wrong. Now my kitchen is ruined!

Date PurchasedMar 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Big Kev

Big KevMelbourne

  • 3 reviews
  • 2 likes

After 5 years still looks great

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5 years ago we used the water based CFP in our lounge area and have never regretted it. Still doesn't need another coat even though some slight marks due to normal wear and tear. The low sheen finish is very forgiving as small normal wear marks are very hard to see.
So impressed I have just sanded and sealed another room with the water based CFP.
But please follow the instructions and ensure that all dust is removed from floor before each coat, you will be rewarded with an impressive floor for many years.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
1 comment
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Will K.Cabot's
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Marvellous – Fantastic - Great product.

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Cabot’s CFP Water Based Wood Care is Marvellous – Fantastic - Great product. Easy to work with, highly recommended. I did a hallway and three bedrooms with new cypress pine flooring and achieved the look I wanted bringing out the wood structure and low sheen. I applied three thin coats of the product making sure the floor was absolutely clean from dirt and dust after sanding. Adhering to temperature and instructions on the tin. I was First apprehensive buying the product especially after reading some of the unwarranted negative comments. A 9 year old could do the job. If doesn’t work for you, then you didn’t follow the simple instructions.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Mel

MelGeelong

Not happy - gone milky

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Spent a whole weekend sanding my floor and then applied three coats of this stuff. Looked great for three days and then all of a sudden white milky patches started appearing in the joins. Tried your hairdryer trick - nothing. I wish I had read these reviews. Waste of money. Wasted money on tins of this and hiring the sander. Not happy at all.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
5 comments
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Mel
Mel
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's

Worked very well. Cured well.

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It went on very easily after preparing the floor as described in the instructions. Very easy to apply. Very low odour. Easy clean up. I am extremely happy with the result. I am not an expert with floor finishes but I have a fair bit of experience with timber finishes for furniture, wood turning and ornamental works. I strongly suggest following the instructions and don't skimp on the cleaning. Have patience.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's

So far I really like it.

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I nearly didn't use it after reading all these negative reviews. Maybe the people giving this finish a negative review need to follow the instructions on the tin.
It hasn't darkened the wood at all which was the main requirement, as it shows off the wood and different colours and patterns in the wood to best effect. Just what I was looking for for our parquet floor.

In the future, If I do find it scratches easily, I'll buy some hardener and give it another coat. but I don't see why it should be any worse than the polyurethane that we used thirty years ago, which was covered in dents and scratches and yellowed with age. The effect this finish gives to the floor is worth the effort of upkeep in my opinion.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's

Perfect product

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For this product 10/10 if you prepare and ensure you have no residue from wax get a professional opinion then do the job you should get the same result as I did. A perfect Finnish it was a lot of hard work but using cabots floor finish oil base was the perfect answer for my floors. Pictures to prove it. I got mine at Bunnings as well.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's

Awful results. Waste of time and money.

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I took a week of work to strip and coat a mahogany parquet floor. Product is impossible to apply without orange peeling and streaks despite being applied at correct temperature. Very annoyed. Now have to move the family out again to recoat floor. I would not recommend this product to anyone unless I didn't like them much.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
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Will K.Cabot's
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Great stuff

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Very happy applied on top of ultra deck intetgrain come out perfit after 2 coats and this is my first time using CFP gloss water base and intergrain together what a team and fantastic finish will highiy recommend to follow all the instructions of both brands if someone else does the same, intergrain natural ultra deck and Cabot's cfp

Date PurchasedDec 2016
3 comments
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Woza
Woza

Indoors the ultra deck was leftovers from exterior decking

Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's

Thanks for letting us know Woza - A good result then!

Cabot's

Caleb.

Caleb.Harristown

Worst Product I've ever used

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Impossible to apply without brush/ applicator marks. I called the 1800 011 006 number for help, only advice they had for me was use a wider applicator and brush. So zero help there. Yes, I thinned it, yes I tried applying it in various coat thicknesses and yes I tried applying it early in the cool of the day. No smooth finish, I strongly recommend not using it.

Date PurchasedNov 2016
5 comments
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Caleb.
Caleb.

I recalled this number months ago and quoted the reference number and they didn't know what the number meant or who they should direct my call to. They told me someone would call me back, no one has..

Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's

Very happy with results

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I used this product on some old pine internal stairs. We wanted to dress them up so stained them with water based liming stain, then gave them several coats of the gloss CFP. This was done over a year ago and has worn very well, and still looks as good as when it was first done. We have also used this product on a raised pine kids bed frame that was painted and it has protected this piece very well too. Will use again.

Date PurchasedJan 2015
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Michael

MichaelPerth

Far from hard and protective

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The results were very disappointing, we followed the instructions to the letter but our floor looked like crap after a few days of general wear. Covered in scratches from day to day living. Would not recommend this product. Wasted $750 and 2 weeks, not to mention the cost of kennelling her dogs while we did the floor.

Date PurchasedSep 2016
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
Professional

Professional

  • 2 reviews

Good stuff

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I often use this stuff and it always gets a good result and is very tough. Should last 10 years if done correctly.

Ignore most of these negative reviews, typical weekenders not doing a good job and then blaming the product for the poor result they get. Preparation is key.

Date PurchasedAug 2016
1 comment
Cabot's
Will K.Cabot's
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Questions & Answers

No idea

No ideaasked

CFP Floor Oil Based

We did our lounge room we have a small house and it is in the middle of our home we have small kids and 2 Small dogs what is the absolute least amount of time we can move our furniture back and have the dogs inside if it’s more than 3 days is there a faster drying/ curing clear coat we could use we have just put a oil on the wood to stain to a darker colour

1 answer
Cabot's
Leah P.Cabot's

Hi there,

Thanks for your question. For all of our flooring coatings, it is a 7 day curing process. This is the reason as to why we recommend waiting 7 days before replacing any furniture. As you will run the risk of damaging/indenting the coating if furniture is replaced before this time.

Unfortunately if you have used an Oil based stain, there is no other top coat you can apply that will give you a quicker dry time.

Please give us a call on 1800 011 006 so we can discuss this further with you.
Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am to 3:00pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm AEST.

Thanks, Team Cabot's

Vaughn Simmons

Vaughn Simmonsasked

CFP Floor Oil Based

I am using CFP floor oil base satin over our scout hall floor and wishing to paint red and yellow lines over the coating what should I use

1 answer
Cabot's
Leah P.Cabot's

Good morning Vaughn,

It is best to give us a call on 1800 011 006 -we will need to ask you a few question to determine the beat product for your needs.
Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am to 3:00pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm AEST.

Cheers - Team Cabot's

Max

Maxasked

CFP Floor Oil Based

Is sanding required between coats of CFP oil based?

1 answer
Cabot's
Leah P.Cabot's

Hi Max,

We do recommend sanding in between coats using 240 grit sandpaper.
This will ensure you have the best possible finish!
If you would like to discuss this further, or need any advice on an up-coming project, give our Help & Advice team a call on 1800 011 006. Our operating hours are Monday to Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am to 3:00pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm AEST.

Cheers - Team Cabot's

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