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2. This Is the Most Affordable Way to Update Your Floors - AOL

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   A Benjamin Moore painting expert explains the right way to prep, paint, and seal hardwood floors for color that lasts and doesn't chip or wear down.

3. 15 Charming Color Ideas for Painting Hardwood Floors

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   Dark paint colors make a great choice for hardwood floors with more to hide. In this white farmhouse bedroom, a moody black-blue grounds the room and looks positively buttoned up thanks to the ...

4. Wood finishing - Wikipedia

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   Often, a final coat of wax is applied over the finish to add a degree of protection. French polishing is a finishing method of applying many thin coats of shellac using a rubbing pad, yielding a very fine glossy finish. Ammonia fuming is a traditional process for darkening and enriching the color of white oak.

5. Lacquer - Wikipedia

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   Asian lacquer is sometimes painted with pictures, inlaid with shell and other materials, or carved, as well as dusted with gold and given other further decorative treatments. In modern techniques, lacquer means a range of clear or pigmented coatings that dry by solvent evaporation to produce a hard, durable finish.

6. Wood flooring - Wikipedia

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   Generally, older solid hardwood floors need to be buffed every 3–5 years. The process usually takes about one day. Buffing refers to the process of using a stand up floor buffer. The floor is abraded with 180 grit screen on the buffer. This allows for the new coat of finish to mechanically adhere to the floor.

7. How to Deep Clean Hardwood Floors so They Sparkle - AOL

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   Wood floor cleaner: Although they’re fairly easy to maintain, it’s important you choose a premium cleaner (either liquid or paste) that’s made specifically for wood flooring, as generic ...

8. Graining - Wikipedia

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   The painting is carried out in layers, with the first layer being a base. Today that is usually done with latex paint in a gold or orange or tan tone, depending on the type of wood the artist is aiming to imitat. A second layer of tempera or thinned paint is applied over the dry base, by means of a sponge or large inexpensive brush. During the ...

9. No. 5 Notre Dame clinches College Football Playoff spot with ...

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   Christian Gray's 99-yard pick-6 with 3:39 remaining clinched No. 5 Notre Dame's 49-35 win over USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. With the victory, the Fighting Irish have ...