Although at least 10 varieties and more than a dozen brands of finish are available all can be divided into two categories.
How to finish raw wood floors.
Every piece of furniture whether new or antique needs a finish but no single finish is right for all situations.
Hardwood floors add classic elegance to your home but not when they re dull dinted or dingy.
I too like the raw finish of wood i have seen for sale in local furniture shop the raw look.
On the flip side waxing hardwood floors doesn t create a very durable finish.
Fortunately waxing hardwood floors is an economical tried and true way to restore their gleam.
This technique works with any sheen.
It is great finish fabulon was used years ago as a finish for gym floors.
They work in my house because of the age of the home and my decorating style.
They have a flier on how their wood is finished and they don t finish it with anything they just sand it smooth rough and or rustic looking using recycled timber.
There are two types of people in the world.
How to finish hardwood floors in one day with minwax uploaded apr 11 2011.
It is mixed with a solvent such as alcohol that makes it easy to apply as it dries quickly but it may need to be thinned before applying.
Learn how to finish and protect raw wood without changing its color or darkening the wood.
Learn how to finish your hardwood floor in one day with minwax sanding sealer and minwax super fast drying polyurethane for floors.
Oils are a traditional softwood finish that will penetrate deep into the pine flooring.
First start by sanding your raw hardwood to leave microabrasions in the wood s surface.
Exposure to water can.
It works and makes sense.
Oil finishes unlike many varnishes won t peel or flake and often look better with age.
Shellac wood finish is made from a protective waxy resin secreted by the lac insect.
Raw wood floors are definitely not right for every home.
The wood is old too so it has a lot of character and any new gouge or stain isn t noticeable.
Tung oil which has a relatively low level of sheen.
Penetrating finishes those that dry inside the wood and surface finishes those that dry on the surface of the wood.
It provides a hard finish suitable for floors antiques and fine furniture.