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

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   Painting your wood flooring is also great way to add a pattern without installing vinyl or tile. You can achieve perfect painted floors. Below, Mundwiller walks us through the process of how to ...

3. 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.

4. 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 ...

5. 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.

6. 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 ...

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

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   The best wood floor cleaner. We touched on this earlier, but you cannot use any old cleaner for your hardwood floors. Per the ACI, the harsh chemicals in generic cleaners can do permanent damage ...

8. Tung oil - Wikipedia

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   Tung tree leaf and fruit. Tung oil or China wood oil is a drying oil obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii).Tung oil hardens upon exposure to air (through polymerization), and the resulting coating is transparent and has a deep, almost wet look.

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   Get lifestyle news, with the latest style articles, fashion news, recipes, home features, videos and much more for your daily life from AOL.