Wood Floor Varnish

¶ Floor Varnish. A medium-oil varnish which has many of the qualities of spar varnish. It must be elastic and tough to withstand the very severe abrasion of feet, grinding heels, furniture scraping, etc. It must dry more rapidly than spar varnish, however, as the revarnishing of floors in use constitutes a very large part of the consumption of this product. It must dry moderately hard over night and ready for use in about 48 hours. Floor varnishes must resist a moderate use of cleaning water and they must be able to carry the weight load of heavy pieces of furniture as no brittle varnish will do. Floor varnish is, of course, used principally for floors, but it is also suitable for interior trim generally when the color is not too dark for the finish wanted. It makes the very best kind of wall size when thinned down with turpentine and when a little of the paint is mixed in with it.

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