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Old 12-01-2012, 02:38 PM   #6
Nancy1999
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Is this any different linoleum? I had linoleum in many houses and did prefer it over vinyl flooring, but it is hard to take care of, you have to wax it with a paste waste and buff it to a shine with an electric buffer. You have to strip it at least yearly with ammonia and start all over, or you get the dreaded waxy yellow buildup. They started selling mop and shine products for it, but they don't protect or give a deep glow, but just a temporary surface shine that you have to do at least weekly. I guess you’re too young to remember the Mary Hartman TV series by Norman Lear, but the show was right on the money when it talked about waxy yellow buildup, a real problem in most housewives lives. All I can say is than God for ceramic tile!



The good news is you can pretty much restore it forever with a new coat of wax.
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