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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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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%27s%20wax Butcher's wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carnauba%20wax carnauba wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ceresin%20wax ceresin wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Japan%20wax Japan wax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paraffin%20wax paraffin wax]), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oil oils] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tung%20oil tung oil], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=floor%20oil floor oil]), [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=natural%20resin 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%20resin synthetic resins] ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=polyurethane polyurethane], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acrylic%20resin acrylic resins], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=spar%20varnish 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==
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== Authority ==
 
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

Latest revision as of 12:00, 24 July 2022

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

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