Free Bona Hardwood Floor Mop Twitter Contest

By Jim Birch on May 28, 2009

Bona Hardwood Floor MopAre you on twitter? If so, click through to read how you can win a Free Bona Hardwood Floor Mop! It’s as easy as following me on twitter (@flooracle) and sending out one little tweet. Click through to read all the details.

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Floor Finish Gloss Levels

By Jim Birch on May 22, 2009

A commenter recently asked how to see the sheen differences of a certain hardwood floor finish. I couldn’t really help at the time since I didn’t have anything online. That of course got me thinking, how can I show the difference between all of the different floor finish sheens to our online customers?? So I…

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Powernail Flex Flooring Nailer Videos

By Jim Birch on May 21, 2009

Watch the VideoPowernail introduced their newest hardwood flooring installation tool this month, the Powernail Flex 18 Gage Flooring Nailer. Click through to watch video of the tool in action with a brief demonstration on how to adjust the nailer for different flooring thicknesses. There is also a second video showing how the optional Power Roller works.

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Rolling Waterbase Floor Finish Live Demo - June 9th in Chicago

By Jim Birch on May 20, 2009

Basic Coatings Street Shoe 275 Floor FinishJoin us at our Chicago store for demonstration from Basic Coatings on How To Roll Water-Based Floor Finishes. The demo will be taking place throughout the day on June 9th. Every professional flooring company that RSVP’s and attended will get FREE Floor Finish! Click through for all of the info.

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How to Sand Prefinished Hardwood Floors

By Jim Birch on May 14, 2009

This article from Norton Abrasives explains some simple tips for sanding an existing prefinished hardwood floor down using Red Heat Sandpaper. A very good tip is included to sand the floor with an 80 grit first to rough up the finish before you sand with your rough grit. Read more to find out the full process.

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Peruvian Flooring Mill, pictures from Grupo Bozovich

By Jim Birch on May 10, 2009

Grupo BozovichHere are some photos from my trip to Grupo Bozovich, one of our South American suppliers. They manufacture hardwood flooring, decking and a variety of other products from South American hardwoods.

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Re-Catalyzing StreetShoe and Hydroline Floor Finishes

By Jim Birch on May 8, 2009

basic Coatings StreetShoe 275Basic Coatings StreetShoe, StreetShoe 275, and Hydroline Plus Wood Floor Finishes can be re-catalyzed after the 24 hour pot life has passed. In this article, we explain some simple tips on how to re-work the finish.

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TyKote Dust Free Hardwood Flooring Refinishing System Application Techniques

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A great step by step tutorial from Basic Coatings on how to use their Tykote Dustfree Refinishing System to re-coat a hardwood floor without the dust. This tutorial explains exactly how to do it, and covers tips and tricks on how to achieve a great finished floor.

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