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About Dave Coil
Expertise
I can help. I have installed wood, laminates, tile, marble, ceramics, vinyl, and painted applications. I have done some stone work, but that is seldom used anymore.

Experience
My first work was in flooring and interior designs. My first job... every room of the house was a different color of walls and carpet. It can work...

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Flooring and Carpeting - wood floors

Expert: Dave Coil - 3/16/2004

Question
I'm buying a old home with wood floors.The floors look fine,but I want to repolish them,not refinish. How can I tell if they have a polyurethane or wax coating?

Answer
Polish and wax wont stick to Poly. Polyurethane is a plastic finish. You can recoat the poly....but you cant wax or polish it. No adhesion. Shellac and Lacquer can be polished/waxed. If it is poly.... try alchohol or lacquer thinner. It will have no effect on the poly. It will destroy wax or polish.

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