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Advanced SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 71, 84 Technologies Bona US AAT-560 Professional Urethane Bona’s silane-based adhesives are unique with their carefully Adhesive contains weighted combination of elasticity and strength, specially no isocyanates, the chemical in other developed urethanes that can etch floor finishes, and tested the company says. When used with by Bona’s the company’s clip-on blade, 560 research and provides a moisture barrier of up to development 10 pounds per 1,000 feet per 24 team, the hours, as well as 88% in-situ RH, the company adds. AAT-560 company is EC-1 certified and qualifies for LEED credits. says. aatglue.com bona.com

Bostik Inc. Bostik’s Climb is a one-component, easy- gunning, non-sag adhesive specifically formulated for flooring, planks DriTac Flooring Products LLC and blocks on interior, above-grade DriTac 7800 Supreme Green is a five-in-one, walls and installation of stair-tread caps. “green” sound/moisture control hybrid polymer Applications include solid or engineered adhesive that isolates old cutback hardwood or bamboo installed on , adhesive residue and provides crack suppression OSB or existing wood floor treads and capabilities. It offers unlimited subfloor moisture risers, as well as drywall, brick, cinderblock control, requires no testing and is easy to clean or concrete for interior walls. off surfaces wet or dry, the company says. bostik.com/us dritac.com

Epic Flooring Cal-Flor Accessory Systems Epic Flooring has developed two low-VOC polyurethane adhesives for solid plank, Cal-Flor’s Eurobond D3 Glue for bamboo and engineered floating floors is FloorScore-certified. It flooring. Tradesman Pro is a uses an American-made, high-strength, solvent-free adhesive with high cross-linking formula that provides elasticity for easy spreading flexibility and a stronger, longer-lasting and excellent green-grab, the bond, the company says, adding that company says. E-600 is an all- it exceeds European D3 and US Type II in-one adhesive and moisture standards. It is effective against water retarder capable of adhesion to damage and is specially formulated for concrete substrates with up to click and tongue-and- floors. 90% RH. cal-flor.com epicflooringadhesives.com

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Garrison Collection, The Jowat Corporation The Garrison Collection’s Infinity Jowatherm-Reaktant PUR Green is an easy-to-clean, five-in-one hot melt adhesives for hybrid polymer wood flooring adhesive manufacturing engineered and sealer system. This innovative, hardwood flooring can be VOC- and solvent-free adhesive applied with nozzles (beads) provides installers with unlimited or rollers (closed film) and moisture control, a lifetime moisture provides high green-strength, warranty, sound reduction (rated 74 for the company says. This IIC and 67 for STC), crack suppression low-viscosity PUR hot-melt and the ability to isolate old cutback can be applied on a roller adhesive, the company says. coater or in combination with thegarrisoncollection.com a moisture-resistant PVAc dispersion adhesive using a nozzle applicator. jowat.com Loba-Wakol LLC Wakol PU-280 is the fastest single- component moisture barrier and surface MAPEI Corp. hardener on the market, Planiseal PMB is a one-component, the company says. moisture-curing polyurethane PU-280 has no mixing compound designed to provide requirement, and moisture vapor emission protection the company’s MS for wood and bamboo flooring adhesives can be on damp concrete substrates. It installed directly on top of also serves as a bonding agent PU-280 for a best-in-class and moisture-barrier system for installation, the company self-leveling underlayments when adds. applied in a double-coat method loba-wakol.com with dry sand. mapei.com

National Hardwood Flooring & Moulding Roberts Castle Adhesive CX-5000 Hybrid Roberts 1407 is an acrylic is a low-VOC, low-odor urethane urethane adhesive designed for moisture barrier and wood flooring the installation of engineered adhesive for use with engineered, and parquet wood flooring. It parquet and laminate flooring over features a smooth concrete. It provides great trowel and easy-to-trowel ridge holding and is non-slumping. formula, and is ideal It offers superior product elasticity for underlayment. to cover small cracks, the company The product comes says, adding that floors on top of in multiple convenient CX-5000 have excellent acoustic cartridge sizes. properties. robertsconsolidated.com nationalhardwood.com

SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 63, 83 Pallmann Pallmann P5 is Stauf USA LLC a solvent- and Stauf PUK 455 is a special water-free, flexible formulation, single-component one-component, adhesive for wide plank moisture-cured STP flooring. PUK 455 has a shear (silane terminated strength of over 680 psi, meaning prepolymer) it is able to stabilize and control hybrid adhesive common cupping problems that combines the associated with wide-width solid powerful flexibility of flooring, the company says. a polyurethane adhesive staufusa.com with the advantages of modern modified-silane technology, the company says. pallmann.us

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SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21 Vermeister SpA Zeromono is a one- Titebond component, silane- Titebond’s new packaging simplifies the adhesive handling terminated high- process for flooring installers, the company says. The performance adhesive ¾-gallon foil pouch is easy to open and handle, and reduces that contains no water, mess and waste, speeds solvents, isocyanates, up installation and epoxy, amino compounds extends adhesive or heavy metals and does shelf life, it adds. not bear any health or risk The packaging is warnings or symbols. It available with Titebond offers excellent adhesion 811 Advantage and on all subfloors, as well as a permanent elasticity, the company Titebond 771-Step. says, making it ideal for laying prefinished flooring and traditional solid wood floors of average sizes on titebond.com any type of subfloor. vermeister.com FILLERS

SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 71, 84 SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 5, 47 Bona US DuraSeal Pacific Filler is a ready-to-use, trowelable, waterborne wood DuraSeal Trowelable Wood Filler is a safe, non-flammable, floor filler specifically designed for filling cracks, holes, water-based product for use across an entire wood floor. chips, gouges and broken edges in hardwood floors prior This product fills nail holes and covers other minor to finishing. imperfections in bare and unfinished wood. It has a fast It allows dry-time, blends and adheres well to wood, sands easily for better and absorbs stain similarly to wood, the company says. species color- duraseal.com matching and creating custom colors for the true craftsman, the company says. bona.com

Glitsa, a div. of Rudd Company Glitsa Wood Flour Cement provides an exact match between the filler and the flooring. It uses actual sanding dust from the same species of wood as the floor and will take Loba-Wakol LLC on the color of the Loba EasyFillPro Waterborne sanding dust used. Filler provides maximum Wood Flour Cement filling power with one accepts stain and application. Its easy-to-use ages consistently with system, quick dry time and the flooring since the excellent sandability combine actual sanding dust is for the best results, the used. company says. glitsa.com loba-wakol.com

66 ood Floor Business n February|March 2018 www.woodfloorbusiness.com Pallmann Pall-X Kitt is a water-based joint filler compound that is mixed with sanding dust and used for joint- and trowel- filling of wood floors. It is suitable for strip, plank and parquet flooring for all species where color matching is important and where filler stability and adhesion are vital, Pallmann says. Pall-X Kitt’s viscous, paste-like mixture is rated for radiant heat floor systems. pallmann.com

MAPEI Corp. Ultracoat Aqua Plus is a single- component binder that is mixed with from the floor sanding process and used to fill voids and cracks before the final application of water-based finishing systems. Ultracoat Aqua Plus has extremely high wetting properties, is low in viscosity and forms a high- solids paste with excellent adhesion and workability, the company says. mapei.com

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 67 Timbermate Group Timbermate is an interior-grade, water-based wood filler. It contains no toxins or VOCs. It has an indefinite shelf life, and can be reconstituted with water if it dries out. It comes in 13 premixed colors plus Natural Tint Base. It is sold in 8-ounce, quart, gallon and 2.5-gallon sizes. timbermategroup.com

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Vermeister SpA SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 3, 65 Zero Filler is a solvent-free waterborne binder for Woodwise/Design Hardwood Products preparing fillers to seal Woodwise/Design Hardwood Products says it is continuing its research wood floors. It features and development efforts to low VOC emissions, keep up with the wood flooring both when the product industry, and its wood fillers is applied and when have been formulated to meet the floor is in use. the demands of wood flooring When mixed with experts. Its line of wood fillers wood flour generated includes: Woodwise Full-Trowel by sanding with a fine Filler, Wood Patch, No Shrink grain , Zero Patch-Quick, Powdered Wood Filler creates a filler that Filler, Pre-Finish Filler, and Epoxy matches the floor color. Wood Patch. vermeister.com woodwise.com

FINISHES

SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 19, 73 Advantage Coatings Technologies Absolute Coatings Group ACT 1 waterborne finish is a clear single- Easy2K’s two-component, 100 percent urethane component product that works over stain. The formulation delivers fortified durability, while the eco-friendly formula provides a high-durability, No Lap technology makes it easy to apply, resulting fast-drying, and exceptionally resilient wood in a clear, even finish, the company says. Grand floor coating without the need of an external Build delivers high solids in fewer coats for extra crosslinking agent, the company says. It is wear-protection. This unique technology is easy to available in matte, satin, semi-gloss and gloss. apply and brings out the beauty in hardwood floors advantagecoatingstech.com with low odor and an easy soap-and-water cleanup, the company adds. absolutecoatings.com American Sanders TimberGuard Pro is an isocyanate cross- linked wood floor coating that offers premium protection and superior durability, the company says. This two-component, water-based urethane formulation resists scuff marks, heel marks and scratches, making it ideal for commercial and residential applications. americansanders.com

SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 71, 84 Bona US Bona Craft Oil 2K provides all the benefits of a natural oil Basic Coatings finish. The elongated open time of Bona Craft Oil 2K, Basic Coatings StreetShoe NXT along with its ability to set up quickly, makes it easier is a two-component, water- to work with and allows for light use in eight hours. based finish that features nano The unsurpassed viscosity penetrates deep into the technology for durability, UV hardwood floor in one coat, resulting in strengthened inhibitors to minimize sun- wear-resistance and an organic-looking floor with a rich related color change and a high- patina, the company says. Craft Oil 2K can be blended build formulation. StreetShoe or applied in two colors for a custom look, and it can be NXT comes in gloss, semi-gloss, top-coated with any finish in the Bona Traffic family. super matte and satin sheens. bona.com basiccoatings.com

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SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 23, 75 SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 19, 73 Ciranova North America Garco Clear Finishes — Hardwaxoil Magic flooring oil is suitable for Absolute Coatings Group oil finishing of wooden floors and features Garco Clear Finishes’ Classic World good filling properties, natural color, and polyurethanes have been in the marketplace good chemical- and mechanical-resistance. since 1923 and are made from the finest The product is available in many colors in resins available today, the company says, a non-shiny, matte finish. Durability can be adding that they have excellent scuff-, improved by adding the optional hardener. chemical- and abrasion-resistance and are ciranova-na.com available in super high gloss, semi-gloss and satin sheens. garco.us

SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 5, 47 DuraSeal DuraClear Max is a durable two-component, non-ambering water-based finish. It is formulated for use in commercial and high-traffic areas, with exceptional flow and leveling, the company says. DuraClear Max is Greenguard-certified and available in satin, semi-gloss and gloss. duraseal.com

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Glitsa, a div. of SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 19, 73 Rudd Company GlitsaMax x2 is a two- Harco Clear Coatings — component, commercial Absolute Coatings waterborne finish that offers improved dry times Group and easy application, the Radiance OMW features company says. GlitsaMax x2 water-based and oil is crystal-clear and provides technology to create superior scuff- and scratch- a product with the resistance. It is available in convenience of waterborne semi-gloss, satin and ultra- and the rich, traditional matte sheens. look of oil, the company glitsa.com says. Radiance OMW is a self-leveling, fast-drying, one-component system available in all sheens, including matte, and is VOC- Lenmar compliant in all regions. Lenmar oil-modified, harcocoatings.com self-leveling polyurethane is recommended for commercial, residential and gymnasium applications. The product features excellent Loba-Wakol LLC durability and resistance Loba HS 2K Intensive Oil to household chemicals, Color provides the look marring and scratching, of a floor treated with the company says. natural oil combined lenmar-coatings.com with the advantages of a sealed finish. It is available in 12 colors, and is water-free and low in VOCs. HS 2K can be overcoated with any MAPEI Corp. Lobadur waterborne Ultracoat ReNewIt Primer is a finish. proprietary, high-performance, two- loba-wakol.com component, water-based primer and bonding agent designed as the third step in preparing wood or bamboo flooring to be recoated with MAPEI’s Ultracoat floor finishes. SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 2, 49 Ultracoat ReNewIt Primer eliminates the need for traditional sanding, Osmo Holz und Color dries quickly and does not change the floor color, the company says. GmbH & Co. KG mapei.com With Oil Stain from Osmo, wood flooring can be colored easily without any lap marks, the company says. It is available in a wide spectrum of colors, from Pallmann classic browns to cool grays and natural for a raw wood Recent advances in resin and look. One coat achieves a polymer chemistry have been transparent color; two coats specifically incorporated into achieves an intense color. Pall-X Power to give this finish the power of a two-component osmousa.com finish plus the ease-of-use of a single-component product, leaving a floor that is stunningly beautiful, the company says. pallmann.us

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SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 19, 73 SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 19, 73 Petri Clear Coatings — Absolute Coatings Precision Technology — Absolute Group Coatings Group Petri Parlay is an oil-modified polyurethane wood floor finish. Swedish Finish for Pros is a two-component, Parlay provides excellent scratch-resistance, flow and leveling acid-cured wood floor finish that has scuff-, scratch- properties, as well as a crystal-clear color, the company says. The and chemical-resistance. Zenith Polyurethane is a product is 350 VOC-compliant and comes in super high gloss, premium oil-modified, high-build, clear finish that semi-gloss and satin sheens. is easy-to-apply and dries to a scratch-and-scuff petripaints.com proof finish, the company says. The products are available in high-gloss, semi-gloss, satin and matte sheens. pretechfinishes.com

Professional Coatings Pro-Coat Radcoat Rx fea- Rubio Monocoat USA LLC tures new polymerization Oil Plus 2C is a hardwax oil applied in a single technology that yields a coat. It is available in more than 50 standard product with outstanding colors, has no VOCs, does not contain water scuff-, scratch- and abra- or solvents, is easy to maintain and leaves no sion-resistance, the compa- overlaps or starting marks, the company says. ny says. It is formulated for One liter covers 300–500 square feet. Oil Plus use as an advanced antimi- 2C is wear-, water- and heat-resistant, making crobial protective wear layer it ideal for kitchens and bathrooms. It cures on commercial, sport and 80 percent in two days, and after five days the residential flooring. surface can be cleaned with water and soap. procoatinc.com rubiomonocoatusa.com

SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 19, 73 Rust-O-Leum Nano Shield One Sampson Coatings — Absolute Coatings Group Coat 3X drastically cuts application Sampson Coatings time, requiring high-solids, single-com- only one coat for ponent waterborne finish the same durable combo, H2O and Tradi- finish as three tion: Tradition provides coats of other the rich traditional look traditional water- of oil while H2O offers a based formulas, the non-yellowing, crystal-clear company says. This appearance. Both are easy two-component, to use with superior flow, water-based formula leveling and excellent film is ultra-thick and build, the company says. self-leveling for a sampsoncoatings.com smooth and protected finish. It will be available this spring in gloss, semi-gloss and satin. nanoshieldpro.com

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Vermeister SpA Ezy is a two-component, double cross-linking waterborne finish that maintains the natural look of wood due to its transparency. The product features excellent coverage and flow, the company says, and can be applied in two coats. Used without the hardener, Ezy can be a one- component finish. vermeister.com

SEE OUR ADS ON PAGES 11, 45 Vermont Natural Coatings Waterlox Coatings For all commercial and heavy-traffic residential interior hardwood floors, Norton/Vermont Natural Coatings Corporation PolyWhey 3500 Wood Floor Finish provides mar- and Waterlox TrueTone Color-Infused Tung scratch-resistance and stands up to the rigorous Oil enhances the color and grain of cleaning required of daily use, the company says. A wood, the company says. The VOC- neutral odor, great coverage, quick dry, easy cleanup compliant, buff-in finish is available in and long life make PolyWhey 3500 a premium, envi- 11 colors and features water-resistance ronmentally smart topcoat, the company says. and low order. It can be over-coated vermontnaturalcoatings.com with any of the company’s premium wood finishes. waterlox.com

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