Blue wrote:
I have a walnut floor on a slab in a rental that AI want to
refurbish. It is on the KIT, DRand LR floors and shows wear where
the DR chairs move.

I am considering new Laminate, Tile or refinishing the parquet.

A poster suggested Min wax but didn't respond .

would you recommend one of the following::

http://www.minwax.com/products/prote...shield-faq.cfm

There are no miracle top coat materials though some are more wear
resistant than others. Any top coat will abrade. It will wear through
eventually just from normal use; moving chairs accelerate the abrasion.

Of the topcoats generally available for DIY - Minwax or not -
polyurethane is the hardest and most scratch resistant. It is also the
most difficult to repair or redo.

That said, you have to balance what you put on the floor with your
willingness for maintenance. Tile is pretty maintenance free but not
cheap to put down. For a rental with parquet floors I would probably
not use a topcoat, using oil instead. It is inexpensive, easy to apply,
easy to touch up (just re-apply to worn areas). Since it isn't shiny,
scuffs, scratches and wear in general won't show as they do in a shinier
finish. It can be waxed and buffed to give a pleasant sheen.


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