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Default Restoring old wood floor, without varnish.

with your vast knowledge and expertise, enlighten us all as to why you
haven't replace the floor you HATE so much, good-cheer Charlie.

Should I mention to the folks here what a jerk you were this morning on
another NG? Maybe I shouldn't. ok..I'll be quiet.

dave

Charlie Self wrote:

Francis asks:


I don't know how
you call that in english, but the floor is made with little strip of
wood, maybe a little less then 5 inch long and the patern is a square
like patern. SO I will like to put something on the floor that will give
him is life back, I don't want to sand it. I heard of bee wax, so will a
product do a good job or will I only get a 5 day finish unless I sand
and varnish it?



More like a 1-1/2 day finish if more than one person walks on it. Beeswax is
not a finish for furniture and is even less so for a floor.

Sounds like a parquet floor. I've got one of the recent types in this room, and
cannot think of any wood flooring I hate more.

Charlie Self
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