
Royals win Mudcat Wood Bat Tournament
The Mountain Home Royals had another successful week of American Legion baseball last week, sweeping a league doubleheader from the Boise Barons, then bouncing back from an opening day tourney loss to Treasure Valley to win their next four games and capture the Mudcat Wood Bat Summer Classic Tournament title at Columbia High School in Nampa.
The toughness and durability of the coating on your hard wood floors is going to make more of an impact on the continued look of the flooring than the actual wood itself. It's like taking a diamond and dipping it in chocolate. Even though the diamond is the hardest substance known to man, the chocolate isn't going to hold up very well, and pretty soon it will be scratched and peeling and look tacky. This same principle is true with your hard wood floors. If you don't select the right top coat, it won't do you much good to refinish hard wood floors. Therefore, it's important to know about the various options and the characteristics of each.
1. Oil-modified urethane is the most commonly used surface coat on hard wood floors. It contains a base made of petroleum plus synthetic resins, plasticizers, and other ingredients that form a film to make your floors more durable. You can purchase this product in several different sheen levels, and it will look more amber as it ages. Since it is a solvent-based polyurethane, it goes on easy and dries in about 8 hours.
2. Another solvent-based polyurethane that is extremely durable as well as moisture resistant is moisture-cured urethane. Unfortunately, this product is also more difficult to use. Not only are they hard to apply, but them also give off strong fumes. Professional application is recommended. It will take a longer time to dry. As it does, it absorbs tiny quantities of moisture vapor from the air. The moisture causes the finish to dry and harden. Obviously, the humidity in the air is going to make a difference in the way the finish dries.
3. A third type of urethane finish is water-based. Its blend of plasticizers, synthetic resins, and other film-forming substances combine to form a very durable surface that also resists moisture. Although water-based urethanes are going to cost more than the other types, their odor isn't nearly as strong, and they will dry within 2-3 hours after application. Water-based urethanes come in matte, satin, and gloss and are non-yellowing.
Each one of these types of urethane finishes has good and bad points, and you'll need to consider their differences before choosing the one that's right for you. All of them will refinish your hard wood floor with a very durable coating that will look beautiful for years.
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One Lemon
One teaspoon tea leaves
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Few leaves of mint
One teaspoon Rock salt
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