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SandFree Project of the Month:
May, 2008
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SandFree-Philadelphia
116 Cricket Ave.
888-202-3794
Mike Helmle
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William B. Irvine Auditorium
University of Pennsylvania
3401 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA
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Before
This was a maple floor that had been sanded, and
stained red, 20 years ago. In more recent time, the
floor had been waxed once a year, with a liquid, dyed wax. In
addition to be dull and lifeless, the wax had become sticky,
especially on hot days. |
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Before In
addition to a generally, lackluster appearance, the floor had
discoloration and scratches throughout. But although it was
unsightly, and had been expensive for the University to maintain
over the years, the beauty of the wood was apparent underneath the
finish. |
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Phase 0 is our process to remove wax. You
can see above how effective the process is. We made 3
passes over the floor to remove all of the wax.
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The result is
the reddish/blonde floor above. The Penn administration,
who were not familiar with the process were concerned, to say the
least, that the floor had lost color. Our contact convinced
them to wait until tomorrow before they got nervous. |
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After 2 coats of a custom ColorMagiQ color, the floor again had
color (above). It took 2 coats of color to achieve uniformity
in the floor. |
The final project with 1 coat
of Phase 4 (bonding) and 2 coats of Phase 5 (urethane with no sheen)
is shown above. |
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One Note of Caution: This project worked
out beautifully because there was a wax finish that we removed.
We were working on raw wood. If you have a harder, more
durable finish - varnish or urethane for example - the results will
not be as dramatic because we will be working on top of the finish,
not the raw wood. When ColorMagiQ is in contact with raw wood,
the color is intense and dramatic, with limitless possibilities.
The intensity of the color is reduced when ColorMagiQ is applied on
top of finish. |
