Bona Traffic HD - Commercial Semi-Gloss

I selected Bona Traffic HD for coating 12 non-stained natural Maple stair treads and Maple hand rails due to customer reviews, because it was water based and because HD had lower VOCs and reported odors. I used Bona Seal before applying Bona Traffic HD and used a paint applicator pad for both products in March of 2014. The stairs and hand rails still look brand new to me with no yellowing and no visible wear (but we're a small family of three). I'm very satisfied with the end result, the durability, the level of effort required to install it and the low odor. (The Bona Seal had a stronger smell than the Bona Traffic.) During application, I would coat every other stair tread at bedtime so there would be at least 8hrs drying time. We were careful to use the uncoated stair tread the next day, but the coated tread was dry enough to walk on with socks. I did this procedure for three coats. I didn't sand between coats and I'm satisfied with the gloss and smoothness. I'm now coating white wash painted stair treads before installation for a room over the garage. Used Bona Seal over the white wash and have one coat of Traffic HD so far.

Good product. Good thing I bought 2. One was missing a strainer.

I run the building maintenance department for one of the largest natural history museum/aquariums in the world. We use Bona HD as a protective coating on all of our painted handrails in the building. We get over 1.5 million visitors a year and the wear and tear on our painted railings is amazingly destructive. We have one section of our building that simulates the Amazon Rainforest and the railings are exposed to high temperatures, constant rain and lot's of UV. Before we started using Bona as a top coating my painters would have to repaint the railings in the rainforest every 3 months. After using Bona we only have to repaint every year, a significant savings in time and money. Another advantage to using Bona is that it is water based and low odor - because we have live animals/fish/birds in many parts of our museum we cannot use products with high VOC's or obnoxious odors. My painters can use latex paints to color the railings and then add 5-6 coats of Bona over the paint to act as protection. I know this is not what the product was designed for but I can confidently say that this is one tough coating that works even in extremely harsh conditions.

Strong and durable, nice shine

Looks good I used it on my yellow pine floor unfortunately it’s not quite strong enough to stop the dog scratches but I would imagine in a hardwood it would hold up well I applied three coats I would buy again