The National Wood Flooring Association held an Intermediate Sand & Finish school in San Jose, Calif., Aug. 10–13, hosted by Galleher Hardwood Co. (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.).
Participants learned sanding and finishing skills, including techniques such as board replacement, hand-scraping, repairing finish imperfections and recoat/resanding methods for prefinished flooring.
The school was led by NWFA Regional Instructor Jason Elquest of Blackhawk Floors Inc. (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
The other instructors were Jennifer Hansen, 3M; Brian Pruitt, Basic Coatings; Gary Arnold, Fortifiber Building Systems Corp.; Craig McIntosh, DuraSeal; Tony Ziola, MAPEI Corp.; Randy Moore, Woodcare USA LLC; Larry Stephens and Dave Stark, Bona US; and Sheldon Walker, Rubio Monocoat.
The students were Tuan Vu, Ming Jade Hardwood; Ryan Winkler, Evergreen State Interiors; Mark Whatley, Amber Flooring Inc.; Sean James, SJ Hardwood Floors; Noe Marquez and Francisco Garcia, Signature Carpet One; Adnan Arifovic, BayHouse Flooring; Jeremy Rosen, Rosen Wood Flooring; Bruce Dillinger, Diablo Carpet Restoration; Victor Perdomo and Sam Dominguez, Tom Shinn Custom Floors LLC; Bill Huss, Rust-Oleum Corporation; Justin Delima, Accent Design Custom Flooring; and Ricardo Barrientos, Millennium Builders.
Premium Partners in Education were 3M, Advantech, Bona, Bostik Inc., MAPEI, Somerset Wood Products Inc. and Weyerhaeuser.
Participating Partners in Education were 3M, Basic Coatings, Blackhawk Floors, Bona, Clarke American Sanders, DuraSeal, Fortifiber, MAPEI, Rubio Monocoat and Woodcare USA.
