[TANGO-L] (fwd) Re: [TANGO-L] Dance floors

[Ed Loomis <TangoBear @OSBTOWN.COM>]

Thank you for the info Stan. But you have raised the $64 question. Just
what "mop on" wax was it that wasn't too fast or too slow? I would really
like to know. Ciao............
Ed

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:21:35 EST, SRyals01 @AOL.COM wrote:

>We build the floor out of 4X8 sheets of 3/4 tongue and groove "chipboard"
>instead of particle board and it added a nice look. We glued rubber pieces
>similar as above to 1X2 furring strips and then screwed the chipboard on top of it
>(rubber side down between concrete floor and 1X2s, then the chipboard on top of
>the 1X2s).  We spaced the furring strips 2 feet apart and offset the 4X8
>chipboard so the short edges weren't all in a line and didn't fasten the floor to
>the walls. We did have to sand the chip board to get it smooth, the we used a
>couple of coats of oil based polyurethane to seal it. We also used a "mop on"
>wax every month just to keep the finish because of the use it got. (The hard
>part was finding a wax that didn't make it too fast or too slow).
>
>
>Stan