Painting & Decorating

Knotting treatment has ruined my paint job!

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.30 PM

Please help. I had an old pine floor professionally sanded down. I then hoovered thoroughly and applied Knotting to the knots all over the floor. Next day I brushed Primer along the floor (Farrow & Ball wood floor primer). Later I gave the floor a light sand along each board to eliminate any furring. Next day I painted the floor with one coat of Farrow & Ball floor paint. To my despair I realised that all the places i had applied the knotting to seemed to have lowered down into the wood somehow. I mean that you can run your hand over the floorboard and FEEL where the knotting solution was applied. So I have little patches all over the floor. If you stand back and catch it in the right light, you can see this all over my hitherto lovely floor. Husband says I needn’t have bothered with the knotting treatment as it was an old floor but builder said I should use it. I am so gutted as this will still be visible after another 1-2 coats. I’ve tried a light sand down on a test area and a re-paint but still shows. I am so gutted. Why has this happened and what can I do apart from complete re-sand which I cannot afford to do now. Thanks for your help.