Our local Restore has some gym flooring for sale. I was wondering if a common finish is always used?
If I buy it I want to refurbish it with the same finish. Thanks for any help.
Our local Restore has some gym flooring for sale. I was wondering if a common finish is always used?
If I buy it I want to refurbish it with the same finish. Thanks for any help.
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Hey thanks for the replies.Gymthane sounds cool and I could probably buy it locally from Sherwin Williams. I was planning on using the flooring for kids low tables for lunchtime on trays. Once it cures you think it'd be safe for that purpose?Sounds durable.
I'm not sure if it's considered food grade. Their web sight should be able to tell you.
Just about any finish is safe for your application once dried.
Shellac is food grade. But, probably wouldn't be durable enough for the application.
Some of the older finishes had lead in them as a drying agent, so it is possible that the existing finish could have trace levels in it.
Since these will be tables for kids, spills are to be expected. So any good varnish suitable for use on kitchen cabinets should work.
You might want to post over in the the Knots forum, associated with Fine Woodworking, (there is a link in the bars at the top of the page). There are a lot of highly knowledgeable folks over there when it comes to finishing.
why?
I mean why use the same finish? When you reinstall it you'll have to sand it and that means the old finish will be completely removed..
If the flooring is pre-1978 there is a chance that lead is in the existing varnish. Sanding could send lead dust everywhere.
Find a local lead consultant and send him a sample and use his X-Ray Florescence Analyzer to tell you if it is a lead based product.
Dangerous around kids.