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FLOOR FINISHING sa FLOOR PAINTING & STENCILING xx FLOOR xx WOOD FINISHING How to get darker wood floors. Tip suggests a slip-proof finish for a ballet studio with a hardwood floor. How to refinish an old wooden floor. How to paint a floor to simulate blue Dutch tiles. Photo shows how to add stripes to a painted floor by applying packing tape in parallel stripes and then finishing with several coats of polyurethane. Est. cost: $12. What you need to do before you paint a concrete floor. Geometric floor patterns are achieved through the use of paints or wood stains. Stampwork for printing fabrics and floors. Instructions for making large stamps from acrylic plastic and high density upholstery foam. Latex paints are used for walls and floors. Fabric paints or dyes are used for textiles. No-sew "quilts." (1) Paint a 24"-square Amish-inspired "quilt" on a wall. (2) Wallpaper a "log cabin" quilt design on a wall using rectangles cut from old wallpaper books. (3) Paint a quilt design on a porch floor so it looks like a rug. Painted-floor basics. Tips on how to prepare, paint and seal a floor and four photos that show design ideas. Tip: Use a skateboard as a seat when painting floor trim. How to paint a checkerboard floor. How to sand and refinish wooden floors. Uncover that beautiful hardwood. Simple directions for refinishing a hardwood floor. Hardwood exposure. Rediscover the age-old warmth of natural wood floors. When and how to sand, fill and finish hardwood floors. Also covers stripping alternatives, selection of finish and maintenance tips. Beautiful buff up. How to retouch wooden floors with polyurethane finish. Refinish your wood floor in a weekend using the new orbital floor sanders that make gouging less likely. Some tips. Tips on sanding and refinishing wooden floors. Pour a new floor surface using the vinyl chip/urethane glaze system. How to refinish wood floors. How to refinish a wood floor, sanding it with a rented drum sander and finishing it with polyurethane. How to refinish a floor. A look at the sanders and scrapers you can use and tips on how to pick a finish. Reclaim your hardwood floors. How to remove carpeting, sand and refinish floors. Floor painting. Compared with varnishing, tiling, or carpeting, it is cheaper, quicker and easier to do. Floor painting lets you personalize your floors using designs and color combinations you create. Refinish your floors without sanding. (1) Refurbish the surface. (2) Chemically strip and refinish. Wood floor renewal. How to bring it back to life without the expense and mess of sanding down to bare wood. Use a floor buffing machine and a special sanding screen, followed with a polyurethane topcoat finish. Revive a wood floor without sanding by adding a new coat of polyurethane right over the old finish. Sanding and finishing your hardwood floors. Tips on sanding and refinishing a teak wood floor. Tips on wood fillers and finishes for use with 2x6 softwood floors. Swedish floor finish. Why a hardwood flooring specialist likes this European finish, and how to apply it. Swedish finishes combine the easy maintenance and durability of a surface finish with the appearance of a penetrating finish. Tips on coating a concrete floor with industrial-grade urethane or epoxy. Advice on finishing fir floors to help reduce splintering and marking. Performance testing of wooden floor finishes. A floor finisher explains how he tests finishes and discusses the results. Using waterborne urethane floor finishes. Tips on what to use on a wood floor to achieve an inconspicuous, but durable, finish. Tips on using shellac for refinishing an oak floor. Tip on finishing teak flooring. Tip on finishing old wood so that it does not change color and so that the process is reversible. How to refinish wood floors. Information on eradicating stains, filling holes, repairing splinters, patching, fixing scratches, sanding and finishing. Guide to staining and painting porch and deck floors. Decorating wood floors with paint. How to stencil, spatter paint and simulate marble floors. How to paint concrete floors. The finishing touch. How to refinish a wood floor. Covers preparation, sanding and applying urethane finish. Finishing and caring for wood floors. Painted floors. Create patterned floors with paint and a combing tool. Help for hardwood floors. How to make a 20-year-old floor look better than new. Floor show. A plain pine floor is customized by routing large squares and staining them with alternating colors. Refinishing wood floors without heavy sanding. Describes heavy cleaning, screening (a light sanding with a mesh-fitted buffer) and applying a urethane finish. Floor finesse. A complete guide to stripping and refinishing to bring out the best in your home's wood floors. Includes a recipe for pickling a wood floor. How to replace a damaged piece of tongue-and-groove flooring. A companion guide to accompany the PBS television series "Hometime". Floor finesse. Painted finishes can create a rich-looking floor without costing too much. Floor shows. Creative ways to raise your floors to new levels of style using floor painting. Several patterns are illustrated along with spatter painting. Step-by-step instructions for refinishing hardwood floors. Tip: How to finish interior brick floors to build up the patina. How to refinish old wood floors with a clear natural finish. Part 1. Includes information on removing the old finish and sanding. A look at 18th century painted floors and some of the traditional effects created with stenciling and spatter painting. Refinishing floors. Part 2. Selecting the best floor finish. Refinishing wood floors. Floor refinishing, a radical alternative. Using paint and varnish remover instead of machine sanding or hand scraping methods. Tip: How to refinish a wood floor with non-shiney finish. Refinishing floors. Think twice before sanding. How floors of older houses were finished in the past and how to get an "easy to live with" floor finish when restoring the older house. Picking a floor finish. A comparison of surface finishes -vs- penetrating finishes. Tips on selecting a surface finish for a pine floor in a kitchen. Tips on pickling (liming) a wooden floor. How to revive a wood floor's finish without sanding. Describes cleaning and adding a new finish over what remains of the old finish. Floor-finish options. A review of the historical approaches to finishing wood floors. Seamless countertop surface, floor surface, etc. is made by imbedding colored vinyl flakes in a plastic coating which is painted on the surface to be covered. How to refinish hardwood floors. You can make your hardwood floors look new again. How to sand off the old finish, repair broken or damaged boards and then apply a new finish. How to paint decorative designs on floors. Four projects to build for a family room that are attractive and easy to maintain. Includes a checkerboard floor graphic. Guide to sanding and refinishing wood floors like a craftsman. Some remarkable new materials to refinish old floors and finish new ones. Includes both floor finishes and prefinished flooring. How to skidproof a surface by dusting a light coat of pumice stone over a fresh coat of paint. Wood-floor finishes. A test of nine different wood-floor finishes. A chart compares ingredients, solvents, resistance to scuffing and stains, etc. Photo shows resulting appearance. Using floor finishes safely. Taking proper precautions to protect your health when applying floor finishes. Tip on creating a non-slip varnish finish for wooden stairs. Finish with the best. Special section on interior finishing. Topics covered include wood floors, cabinets, furniture, paint stripping, etc. How to paint exterior wood and concrete floors. How to refinish a hardwood floor using a rented sander. Includes tip on applying polyurethane finish. Painted floors. Instructions for painting a stenciled pattern and for creating a marbled look. Refinishing wood floors. How to use a new, gentler pad-style sanding machine with a 12"x18" pad. How to paint and stencil a floor. Tip: Decorate a wood floor with a stained checkerboard or trellis pattern. Some tips on cleaning and refinishing a wood board floor made from softwood. Create a darker colonial type floor finish using special penetrating wood sealer on a new or previously refinished floor. "Paint" a floor or counter top using plastic chips and plastic glue poured on the surface to create a waterproof covering. Photos illustrate the process. How to refinish a wood floor using a rented sander. Steps involved in preparing, removing the old finish and applying a new finish are described. Hardwood floor refinishing. Advice from the professionals. Looks at sanders and available finishes. | |||||||||
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