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Wood Flooring Q&A: What Should I Do To Get Rid of Polish on a Wood Floor?

Johannes Boonstra, technical manager at Spicewood, Texas-based Rubio Monocoat USA, provides answers about what can be done to remove wood floor "polish" before recoating a wood floor.

Wood floor “polishes” sold at box stores can often leave wood floors looking like this, and they must be removed before recoating.

Wood Floor Mystery #17: What Caused This Weird Discoloration in the Floor? Part 2: The Answer!

It was the dog ... in the billiards room ... with the ... find out the complete answer to the mystery of the huge black discolorations in this wood floor.

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Wood Floor Mystery #17: What Caused This Weird Discoloration in the Floor?

When the wood floor pros arrived and removed the carpeting, they found the oak strip flooring in this condition—with these big dark stains. What’s going on here? What jumps out at you?

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Wood Flooring Q&A: What Caused This Sheen Difference?

I recoated a strip to fix a scratch and the sheen is completely different. I did everything identical to the final coat (even the same can of finish). What’s the cause?

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Why the White Wire-Brushed Trend Is Good for My Inspection Business

"These floors do look great … for a while. The problem is that we walk on our floors, so they get dirty and must be cleaned..." Lifelong wood floor pro Bob Goldstein's has concerns regarding the white wire-brushed floors trend.

These are two wire-brushed floors I inspected: The one on the left is 8 months old; the one on the right was installed 6 months ago in a multi-million-dollar home. All of the traffic areas in these floors look like the floors are 20 years old: worn, dirty and splintering.

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Q&A: What Are These Strange Raised Areas in this Wood Floor?

After sanding, water-popping and staining the wood floor, these strange raised areas appeared. What are they and where did they come from?

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The Top Reasons Why Finishes Fail (to Perform)

What are the most common reasons why people can end up disappointed with how their wood floor finishes perform? Wood floor finish expert Todd Schutte offers his insights.

The contractor on this job applied the second coat of waterborne finish without abrading; the first coat had become too inert after sitting more than 72 hours.

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Wood Floor Mystery #15: More @#$%* Black Spots … And I Need Your Help

Wood floor pro Stephen Diggins asks readers for help with an unusual and severe black spot problem on a wood floor in a rental property.

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Wood Floor Mystery #14: Where Did These Big Wood Floor Spots Come From? Part 2: The Answer!

What causes these strange brown spots in this one area of this wood floor? Wood floor expert Stephen Diggins has the answer ... and the main clue was right there in the room scene photo.

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Wood Floor Mystery #14: Where Did These Big Wood Floor Spots Come From? Part 1

This wood floor ended up with weird large brown spots appearing on it. What caused them? Wood floor expert Stephen Diggins shows us the photos.

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Wood Floor Mystery #13: These Black Spots Aren't Mold ... But What Are They, Then? Part 2: The Answer!

Wood floor pro Stephen Diggins reveals the source of the black spots on this red oak floor (no, it wasn't just the usual scraper shavings).

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Wood Floor Mystery #13: These Black Spots Aren't Mold ... But What Are They, Then? Part 1

Everyone thought these black spots in different places throughout the wood flooring were mold ... but that wasn't the case. So what was causing them?

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