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Show THE RIGHT WAV TO WAX A I FLOOR ! The most popular way to prepare a floor for waxing Is to Introduce a wood ; filler before applying the wax. To do this, the floor should be scraped and then, sandpapered until very smooth Th n apply a coat of paste filler in Which you have Introduced some stain or color, the amount of color to rep- 1 resSnt a slightly weathered floor of .a'c or maple or wnatever the wood ! may be. If a plain filler is used. It: should follow a coat of stain To apply a coat of paste tiller, it Is, necessary first to thiu the filler With either benzine or turoen?ine to a t. am consistency. Cover a few feet I of the surface at a time, working the j filler well into the, pores' of the wood 1 by means of a sturdy brush or cloth I Wipe across the gram of the wood. ! I When the filler has thoroughly dried v. Iiiih takes from thirty-six to forty-Ight forty-Ight hours, apply enc wax. Fillers , 'are used to fin and level the surface. 'for the application of wax or varnish. ) whl( h, if not used, would permit the finishing coats to sink into hollow, pores and holed, thereby giving the , floor a porous appearance. Killers do not require sandpapering nply the first coat of wax with a cloth, after which it .'h-u'd be thoroughly rubbed In Hi a floor brush. Apply nothing ; but wax to this type of floor finish. it will take months of constant attention1 atten-tion1 and application bc'f iM S' brilliant result will be attained, but wh.-n It is thoroughly coaled and polished it makes the perfect floor, both In looks ond convenience to clean. From the September Delineator. |