5745  best floor finish for tango

Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:55:14 -0400
From: "Pamela Slavsky" <psslavsky@gmail.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] best floor finish for tango
To: <tango-L@mit.edu>

Greetings,



The small gallery where we have our Milonga is having their old wood floor
refinished. They asked us to find out what type of finish is desirable for a
dance floor and will also protect the wood from wear (and is easy care). In
general, I'm guessing the higher gloss the stickier the floor?



Any recommendations?



Many thanks,



--Pamela

Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:04:50 +1000
From: Tango22 <tango22@gmail.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] best floor finish for tango
To: tango-l@mit.edu

Polyurethane finishes are not suitable for dancing. They scratch,
wear and can not be readily maintained. They can be cleaned, but you
can't remove scratches and swirls.

Standard floor wax is suitable for dancing and easy to maintain, using
a product like Johnson Snapback. It needs more frequent treatment
than polyurethane, but it will not scratch and always looks great with
regular maintenance. A commercial janitor supplier would be able to
advise you.
Regards,
John

> The small gallery where we have our Milonga is having their old wood
> floor
> refinished. They asked us to find out what type of finish is
> desirable for a
> dance floor and will also protect the wood from wear (and is easy
> care). In
> general, I'm guessing the higher gloss the stickier the floor?
> Any recommendations?
>

Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:17:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jack Dylan <jackdylan007@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] best floor finish for tango
To: tango-l@mit.edu

I wouldn't recommend wax - it really messes up dance shoes with
a suede sole and makes them very slippery.

I'd recommend a few coats of a sealant that gets into the texture of the
wood but leaves nothing on the surface. No maintenance required, other
than a damp mop.

Jack

> From: Tango22 <tango22@gmail.com>
>
> Standard floor wax is suitable for dancing and easy to maintain, using?
> a product like Johnson Snapback.? It needs more frequent treatment?
> than polyurethane, but it will not scratch and always looks great with?
> regular maintenance.???>

Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:12:07 -0700
From: meaning of life <kushi_bushi@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] best floor finish for tango
To: tango list <tango-l@mit.edu>


fwiw

our dance floor is a suspended floor made out of osb. i personally like the pattern of the osb, so we finished the floor with 4 coats of commercial water based garage floor clear epoxy, so the osb shows through perfectly. this floor has been problem free for a number of years with heavy tango, exotic and ballet dancing as well as martial arts use. we were going to do a final finish with polyurethane, to smooth it a bit more, but never did. we chose to leave a bit of "tooth" on the osb, so the dancers would always be able "grab some floor". a quick wipe with a damp cloth and the floor is ready to go

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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:15:41 -0400
From: "David" <dchester@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] best floor finish for tango
To: <tango-l@mit.edu>

Pamela,



I'd recommend talking to Ellen at Providence Tango, to find out what they
used, as I think they have the best floor around (and I'm not the only one
who thinks so).



David