Should I seal yellowtounge/particle board before overlay floorboards in kitchen?

[Free]

I'm overlaying 13mm spotted gum onto yellowtounge in the kitchen and hallway (which also has the laundry/bathroom doors).

There's a small wait for the timber to arrive. So I've been toying with the idea of buying a can of oil based sealer/undercoat and painting the floors.

I'm not planning on sanding much, other than the joins. I know there's a already wax coating. But I figure that for <$200 and a few hours that it's another layer of protection in case there's a water leak or large enough spill that could seep through the overlay boards.

The oil based paint should stick OK to the waxy finish, which I presume is also oil based. But will the paint affect the ability of construction adhesive adhesive to hold the boards down (carpenters are using max bond flooring adhesive)?

Thanks.

[namtrak]

Not if you're gluing the boards down - you'll likely effect the binding of the glue. Just trowel gluing the boards down using Soudal SMX 30plus will do the trick

[Free]

Yes, boards will be glued down. Thanks.