Mixing Colors, Water-popping, Performing Touch-ups: Custom Stain Application Techniques with Loba-Wakol North America

Live Demo Overview: 

In this Live Demo you will learn the best methods for applying stain, why alcohol-based stain benefits the contractor and the following tips for achieving long-lasting coloration on your floor:

• Mixing colors
• Cutting in
• Water-popping
• Performing touch-ups

About the Sponsor:

Loba-Wakol, LLC based in Wadesboro, North Carolina is the North American subsidiary of German market leaders Loba and Wakol who have partners and subsidiaries in over 40 countries throughout the world. Loba and Wakol are leading suppliers for adhesives and finishes within the wood and resilient flooring industry with innovative solutions and systems from the subfloor to the finished floor. Loba-Wakol's connected systems program develops products and solutions with absolute compatibility from start to finish.

Speaker Bios:

Tyler Myatt- Loba Application Technician

I grew up in the hardwood flooring industry working with my father, who started a company in the early nineties in Charlotte, North Carolina. I started working in the summers and part time as an early teen, learning how to sand and finish. I entered the field full time in 2012, and immediately enjoyed putting systems to the test. Knowing the limits of the products that I use is important, so when I had the opportunity in 2022 to work as the Loba Application Technician for Loba-Wakol North America, I couldn’t pass it up. I enjoy being able to learn the technical side of the industry, and share that knowledge in our trainings.

Eric Underwood- Wakol Application Specialist

I first started in the flooring industry in 2001 working at a carpet warehouse loading trucks and selling carpet and vinyl floor covering. I then transitioned to working as a helper for a carpet store where we installed a variety of different floor coverings. I worked as a helper for about 6 years until I was able to go out on my own and I started my own installation company. I sub contracted for many different flooring stores until 2021. On October 4, 2021, I took the job at Loba-Wakol North America working in the Technical department as the Wakol application Specialist teaching all types of adhesives, moisture mitigation, patching and leveling compounds etc.