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Yep, namtrak, it's a 60s floor and would be radiata. I want the darkest floor possible. I figured it would be a tricky job. Scott

Hey Namtrack, I have a floor I need some advice on. It's a pine floor and has has the usual gloss finish. I want to get it refinished. And I want a very dark stain applied. I won't be doing it myself, but I need to be able to tell the flooring guy exactly what I want him to use after he has...

When I used it on my previous PPOR, I didn't do the wax coating (Gemini Wax is the brand people talk about). The tung oil finish wore in the traffic areas, but I didn't really mind that. I like timber to look like timber.

I've always preferred an oil finish - gloss floors look a bit cheap to me. Tung oil has become a pretty generic term - I suspect there is much more 'tung oil' produced than there are tung trees. It's a matt finish and needs a wax coating in high traffic areas. I assume all flooring guys would do...