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US 6,444,134 B1Granted
Wood floor refinishing process and product
AssigneeThe Flecto Company, Inc.
InventorsRonnie Gene Holman, Roy Edward Blackburn, Jr., Timothy G. Specht
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Abstract
A method of finishing a wood floor comprising a first step of applying an aqueous polar solvent for a sufficient period of time to allow removal of a portion of any existing stains and soils and to at least partially etch the surface of an existing finish. A second step of applying an aqueous rinse to flush at least a substantial portion of any residue formed in the first steps and a third step of applying a water based finish and allowing it to dry.
Claims16
A method of finishing a wood floor comprising:
- in a first step applying an alkaline aqueous solvent to a wood floor including an existing finish to be resurfaced and exposing said wood floor to the solvent for a sufficient period of time to allow substantial removal of any existing stain and soil and to at least partially etch the surface of said existing finish;
- in a second step applying an aqueous rinse comprised of water and a softening agent to flush at least a substantial portion of any residue formed in the first step and soften said existing etched finish;
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- in a third step applying a water based finish and allowing it to dry.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.