Lundwick and Brown Hardwood Floors

FINISH CHART	DIAMONDLAC	SWEDISH
Application over stain	Excellent	Excellent
Application over all wood types	All wood types	Not over oily woods
Application methods	Brush and polyfoam	Brush and applicators
Finish flow	Excellent	Good to excellent
Residential,Comercial, Gym's	All	Residential and some commercial
Cleanup of applicator	Water	Laquer thinner
Abrasion test	Superior	Good
Able to be recoated	Yes, if cleaned properly	Yes if cleaned properly
Maintenance of floor finish	Damp mop with vinegar and water	Damp mop with vinegar and water
Nontoxic	Nontoxic	Very toxic
Nonflammable	Nonflammable	Very flammable
Recoating high wear area's	Four to six years	Three to five years
Problems associated with finish	Not good over white and grey stain's	Show's brush marks and inconsistent shine
Will show urine stain's	Minimum time, will stain	Minimum time, will stain

Swedish finish is a very toxic and flammable finish. Diamondlac Waterborne finish is nontoxic and nonflammable. In the last 15 years of applying both Swedish and the Diamondlac finish, the Diamondlac finish has held up longer than the Swedish finish in almost every case. The Diamondlac finish is the choice of about 85% of our customers right now. There is no price difference between Swedish and Diamondlac.

Swedish finish and Diamondlac waterborne both look very similar, with the exception being over red oak. With Swedish finish the red tones are more noticeable than with the Diamondlac finish. As the Swedish finish age's , the red tones will become slightly more subdued like the Diamondlac finish. The Swedish finish will yellow more as it age's, the Diamondlac finish will not yellow as much. Most people cannot tell the difference between both finishes.