This section is from the book "Your Home And Its Decoration", by The Sherwin-Williams Company. See also: Nell Hill's Feather Your Nest: It's All in the Details.
All cement or plaster walls, wainscotings, or other parts designated in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: Three or more coats, as may be necessary, of Sherwin-Williams Flat-tone "White" shall be applied to produce a perfect surface and foundation for following coats of Sherwin-Williams Enamelastic. Allow sufficient time for thorough drying between coats of Flat-tone, and sand each coat with oo sandpaper, avoiding all brush marks. After this surface has been approved by architect or owner, apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Enamelastic Interior.
All oak (or other open-grain wood) floors in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: First the wood shall be filled with Sherwin-Williams Transparent Paste Filler; when thoroughly dry, sand down smooth with oo sandpaper, after which apply three coats of Sherwin-Williams Mar-not, first coat of which shall be thinned 10 per cent. and second coat 5 per cent. with pure spirits turpentine, and third coat to be applied as it comes from the can, allowing sufficient time between coats to thoroughly dry before applying the succeeding coats. Each coat of Mar-not, except the last, shall be sanded with 00 sandpaper. (For a dull finish the last coat shall be rubbed with pumice-stone and oil.)
All hard pine (or other close-grain wood) floors in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: Three coats of Sherwin-Williams Mar-not shall be applied, thinning first coat 10 per cent. and second coat 5 per cent. with pure spirits turpentine, and applying the third coat as it comes from the can, allowing sufficient time between coats for thorough drying. All coats of varnish, except the last, shall be sanded to a good surface with 00 sandpaper. (For a dull finish the last coat shall be rubbed with pumice-stone and oil.)
All floors in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: First, the bare wood shall receive one coat of Sherwin-Williams Handcraft Stain, color to be selected by owner or architect, and allowed to dry over night.
Then apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Mission-lac, allow time to dry thoroughly, sandpaper to a smooth, dull surface, and apply Sherwin-Williams Floor Wax with a soft cloth. Rub off all surplus wax, bringing work to a wax polish.
All floors in the following rooms shall be finished as follows: First, the bare wood shall receive one coat of Sherwin-Williams Handcraft Stain, color to be selected by owner or architect, and allow to dry over night. One coat of Sherwin-Williams Paste Filler, color to be selected by owner or architect, shall then be applied, and before it is set hard wiped off across the grain with burlap or excelsior. Then apply one coat of Sherwin-Williams Mission-lac, allow time to dry thoroughly, sandpaper to a smooth, dull surface, and apply Sherwin-Williams Floor Wax with a soft cloth. Rub off all surplus wax, bringing work to a wax polish.
 
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