[Greenbuilding] Need a Floor Refinishing Product Recommendation

[Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn]

That tung oil doesn't claim to be pure. I've used this pure tung oil with
good results
http://www.realmilkpaint.com/products/oils/

On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Frank Tettemer <frank at livingsol.com> wrote:

> Hi Benjamin,
>
> Sorry; I wasn't very clear.
> To be clear, I wasn't referring to any urethane finish; neither water
> based nor oil base is suitable for my liking. Either one requires boxing up
> your goods and moving out of the house before sanding and refinishing.
>
> I would prefer an oil finish, preferably tung based, that requires wiping
> onThin coats, building up the coats, and topping it with a carnauba/beeswax
> floor polish. Then the polish takes the wear, and can be re-applied
> periodically.
>
> If it waxing maintenence gets away on you, and the wax and the oil wears
> through, on stairs and corridors, then it needs refinishing. No need to
> sand. This involves deep scrubbing, to remove all dirt, grease, etc.. Then
> the oil finish is reapplied, super thin coats. Many coats later, and you
> are ready to top coat with wax again.
> Just as annoying, but at least you don't have to strip or sand before
> refinishing.
> Same treatment for hardwood furniture, turned wooden bowls, jewelry boxes.
>
> Here's a good quality wax finish:
> http://www.eco-house.com/product-category/natural-wood-finishes/wax-finishes/
> .
>
> I have furniture that needs re-oiling every half dozen years or so. Our
> maple flooring has been re-coated with three coats once, since the first
> application of eight coats about twenty years ago.
> Kitchen cabinets are cherry and maple, and have been wiped down and
> re-oiled a few times in two decades. Same goes for wooden bowls.
>
> Reuben, I don't know Osmo. Product of USA?
>
> Gennaro, tung oilships from Lee Valley Tools,
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=20051&cat=1,190,42942 This
> has directions for controlling the gloss of the finish.
> This is the Tung oil, to mix with the above tung oil sealer
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=20050&cat=1,190,42942
>
> Frank
>
>
> On 13/05/2015 2:08 PM, Benjamin Pratt wrote:
>
>> Frank's point about stripping is very interesting. I am surprised that
>> the water based products require this, since, at least on furniture, you
>> can lightly sand the urethane and it will take more coats easily.  If ore
>> stan is required, wouldn't you have to sand off oil based poly as well? Can
>> you elaborate?
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> b e n j a m i n p r a t t
>>
>> professor art+design
>> the university of wisconsin stout
>>
>> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com
>> <mailto:9watts at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Osmo Hardwax Oil?
>>
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