[Greenbuilding] Need a Floor Refinishing Product Recommendation

Wed May 13 17:54:10 CDT 2015

Sorry about that Gennaro. Wrong link.
Here's the link to the pure tung oil> 
http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=20049&cat=1,190,42942

I don't know the Milk Paint products, but I've used this Lee Valley 
Tools product for over a couple of decades.
I usually buy the citrus solvent from Eco-House, (which is a great 
little family-run company), and thin down the tung oil bought from Lee 
Valley Tools, using this citrus solvent.
http://www.eco-house.com/natural-wood-finishes/solvents/

I looked at the other products from the Milk Paint company, and they 
look good, though unreachable here in Canada. The exchange rate is such 
a killer that it's impossible to cross border shop with any sensibility. 
Buying Canadian, using the US dollar, works really well, going the other 
way.

Frank

On 13/05/2015 3:49 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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