Re: MUSEUM-L Digest - 26 Oct 2003 to 27 Oct 2003
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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003
09:52:51 -0600
From: Rainey Tisdale
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Subject: Dura Seal Renovator on hardwood floors
Does anyone have any experience with Dura Seal Renovator by
Minwax? Our maintenance crew wants to use it on the hardwood
floors in our historic building. I'm looking into affects
artifacts and people that might be exposed to fumes as well as
the floor itself. Please respond off-list if you've used this
product.
Rainey Tisdale
Collections Manager
The Bostonian Society
206 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02109-1773
617-720-1713 x24
617-720-3289 Fax
Rainey,
The following link will bring you to the
Dura Seal Renovator webpage where you can download the MSDS sheet.
While Minwax makes excellent, durable, products it can be seen from
the MSDS information that Dura Seal Renovator is high in VOC content,
flammable, and contains ingredients that are suspected
carcinogens.
http://www.duraseal.com/sections/products/mb/renovatr.htm
When applied properly, after hours, in a well ventilated space,
there is a low threat of harm to the building, collections or patrons.
The installer is exposed to the greatest risk.
A building and maintenance program that embraces sustainability
and concern for the environment might look to alternative products
that are low VOC and do not contain carcinogens. These products are
newer to the market and may not have the excellent service record of
products like the Minwax line.
I have provided some links below for some companies advertising
"green" floor sealers. There are many others. I cannot
recommend any specific brands since I have not yet had the opportunity
to observe their performance in the field over time. If you are
interested in pursuing this path, many manufacturers will send samples
that you could test in small areas.
http://www.pioneer-eclipse.com/products/chemical/
http://www.ecoproducts.com/Building_Division/PaintsFinishe/OS.htm
Mike
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Michael McHugh, AIA
LEED Accredited Professional
E. Verner Johnson and
Associates
Museum Architects and Planners
222 Berkeley Street, Suite 1350
Boston, MA 02116
tel: 617-437-6262
fax: 617-437-1272
http://www.vernerjohnson.com
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