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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A protective surface coating for wood flooring.  Examples of floor finishes include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wax waxes] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Butcher's wax Butcher's wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carnauba wax carnauba wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ceresin wax ceresin wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Japan wax Japan wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paraffin wax paraffin wax]), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oil oils] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tung oil tung oil], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=floor oil floor oil]), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=natural resin natural resins] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rosin rosin], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=shellac shellac], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=varnish varnishes]), and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=synthetic resin synthetic resins] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=polyurethane polyurethane], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acrylic resin acrylic resins], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=spar varnish spar varnish]), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stain stains], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paint paint].
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A protective surface coating for wood flooring.  Examples of floor finishes include [[wax|waxes]] ([[Butcher's wax]], [[carnauba wax]], [[ceresin wax]], [[Japan wax]], [[paraffin wax]]), [[oil|oils]] ([[tung oil]], [[floor oil]]), [[natural resin|natural resins]] ([[rosin]], [[shellac]], [[varnish|varnishes]]), and [[synthetic resin|synthetic resins]] ([[polyurethane]], [[acrylic resin|acrylic resins]], [[spar varnish]]), [[stain|stains]], and [[paint]].
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==Resources and Citations==
  
== Authority ==
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
 
* Ward Bucher, ed., ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
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Description

A protective surface coating for wood flooring. Examples of floor finishes include waxes (Butcher's wax, Carnauba wax, Ceresin wax, Japan wax, Paraffin wax), oils (Tung oil, Floor oil), natural resins (Rosin, Shellac, varnishes), and synthetic resins (Polyurethane, acrylic resins, Spar varnish), stains, and Paint.

Resources and Citations

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996