Clarke American Sanders Dustless Floor Recoating with the FA-8 Floor Abrader online video

By Jim Birch on October 31, 2008

Clarke American Sanders has always been on the cutting edge (pun very much intended!) of the professional hardwood flooring market. With their introduction this year of the FA-8 Floor Abrader, they provided a fantastic solution for recoating floors. How do you recoat a floor that is hand scraped, sculpted, or wire brushed? How do you recoat that bevelled prefinished floor that has aluminum oxide in it? The Floor Abrader is the answer.

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Powernail Vintage Ad - Model 50C

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This is one in a series of vintage Powernail advertisements that were found in the vault up at Powernail’s world headquarters. Click through to view a larger version of this image.

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Powernail Vintage Ad - Model 50 Sash Pinner - May, 1947

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This is one in a series of vintage Powernail advertisements that were found in the vault up at Powernail’s world headquarters. Click through to view a larger version of this image.

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Powernail Vintage Ad - Model 145 - 1

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This is one in a series of vintage Powernail advertisements that were found in the vault up at Powernail’s world headquarters. Click through to view a larger version of this image.

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Basic Coatings launches a new website. Win a Basic Carhartt jacket!

By Jim Birch on October 20, 2008

Head on over to the brand new Basic Coatings website and register for a chance to win a free basic Carhartt jacket. Click through for all the details.

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Hardwood Flooring Resouce Guides Available from NOFMA

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NOFMA, The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association has free PDF downloads that cover almost every aspect of hardwood flooring installation, sanding, finishing, repairs, and maintenance. Click through after the break for more info.

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Now that’s a Big Ash Stair Tread!!!

By Jim Birch on October 16, 2008

Custom Made Ash Stair TreadDid you know that we can have our stair treads and risers custom made in various sizes to meet your needs? Click through after the break to see a custom made Ash stair tread that we had made for one of our customers for a landing.

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The Importance of Drying Conditions for Floor Finishes

By Jim Birch on October 14, 2008

This is another great article from Basic Coatings. It covers the factors that effect the drying conditions of floor finish. Airflow in the rooms, Film Thickness the finish is applied at, and the Relative Humidity and Temperature in the room all can have an overall effect on the durability of the floor finish.

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