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derek west

Re: Karndean in a lounge, and lounge furniture
« Reply #20 on: June 01, 2010, 05:43:25 pm »
cheers jim, doesn't need sealing then ;)

Jim_77

Re: Karndean in a lounge, and lounge furniture
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2010, 05:47:14 pm »
Not if they want the floor to end its life prematurely... and not if you don't fancy earning a lot more money out of the job than just cleaning it!

John Kelly

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Re: Karndean in a lounge, and lounge furniture
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2010, 10:02:06 pm »
Derek, the factory applied finish eventually wears off. They then look very dull but are brought back to life with an emulsion polish.

Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Karndean in a lounge, and lounge furniture
« Reply #23 on: June 01, 2010, 10:10:58 pm »
Hard floor finish is more 'physical' than fabric protector which is invisible, it's more like leather finish.

Shaun

richie

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Re: Karndean in a lounge, and lounge furniture
« Reply #24 on: June 02, 2010, 01:31:07 am »
As we all know Laminate flooring requires nothing in the way of seal or polish however, years ago, the guy i worked for was asked by a leading discount store to do something with the NEW laminate flooring they were having laid in most of their shops.  We went in and did a test / trial on one shop.  We applied a seal then 2 - 3 coats of metalised polish.  Great results, hard wearing plus it protected the laminate to a extent.  We went on to do this to alot of its outlets ranging from Scotland to South & west wales.  The local shops to us we would also go in twice a week to maintain the floor.  Used a dust mop first then spray down some floor maintainer with a trigger sprayer then buff over with a red pad.  Most of the shops that had this done lasted 12 - 24 months before a strip, seal and polish was required.  Lots of foot traffic, clothes rails been dragged over the floor and god knows what else.  We tried a few different products but found that they all did a good job.  Clover Products, Premiere Products, Seldon and Butchers.  All of these will give you a good result and are hard wearing. This chain of shops loved the HIGH GLOSS look that we gave the floor.

Richie.