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Bona USBona R851 adhesive is a silane-based wood flooring adhesive that provides exceptional green-grab and final-shear strength, Bona says, adding that it spreads easily. An easy-to-clean product, it won’t harm finish or prefinished floors. The adhe-sive is water-solvent and isocyanate-free. www.bona.com

Bostik Inc. Bostik’s Ultra-Set Single-Step is a one-part, trowel-applied, tacking, moisture-cure urethane adhesive and moisture vapor protection membrane. It’s formulated with patented Thickness-Control Spacer Technology to ensure proper membrane thickness between hardwood flooring and the substrate. The product does not contain water, and it has zero VOCs. www.bostik-us.com

Chemque Inc.Fortane LD is a ure-thane adhesive for glue-down installations on all grades and types of wood flooring to all subfloors common to wood flooring. It uses Chemque’s No Hollow Spot technology, and it is VOC-compliant and compatible with Fortane MVS Ultra.www.fortane.com

DriTac Flooring Products LLCDriTac 1001 All-In-One is a four-in-one product that provides green wood flooring adhesive, a concrete moisture control system, a sound control system and a crack suppressant. It offers zero VOCs, zero solvents and helps contribute to LEED point qualifi-cations, the company says. www.dritac.com

Franklin InternationalTitebond 811 Advantage Urethane Wood Flooring Adhesive is formulated for the installation of parquet, engineered floor-

ing and solid plank flooring. It is a moisture-resistant adhesive that offers enhanced strength development and an exceptional final bond, the company says. Titebond 811 Advantage may be used for above-, on- and below-grade applications on all common substrates.www.titebond.com

If there’s one product category in the industry you need to

stay on top of, it’s adhesives, fillers and finishes, because

they are constantly evolving and improving. Check out the

products on the following pages to make sure you’re up to

speed on the latest our industry has to offer.

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Product FocusAdhesives

Hardwood Industry ProductsThe EZ Pro Injector Repair Kit is a heavy-duty, self-standing gun that repairs voids and hollow spots. Two types of injection-grade adhesive make this a versatile tool for engineered, solid and bamboo floor-ing, the company says. www.hardwoodindustry.com

MAPEI CorporationUltrabond 990 is a solvent-free, moisture-cure, urethane wood flooring adhesive. It has great

wet-grab and trowel-ridge hold-ing characteristics, the company

says. It can be used with bam-boo, cork, acrylic-impregnated

wood and prefinished wood flooring, as well as parquet and

solid hardwood planks.www.mapei.com

Stauf-USA Adhesive LLCStauf SMP 960 and 940 are the latest advances in wood flooring adhesive technology, the company says. Both are manufactured using MS Polymer to provide shear strength and reli-ability. Both products are moisture-cure with no water, isocyanate, solvents or VOCs.www.staufusa.com

Synthetic Surfaces Inc.Adhesive #113D is a one-part

curing urethane that pours and spreads easily, instead of being a heavy, filler-loaded paste, the company says. The product is

VOC-compliant, low-hazard and water-free, weighs only 10 pounds

per gallon, fights mold and has a negligible odor, the company says.

www.nordot.com

W.F. TaylorMeta-Tec MS-Plus Advance Wood Flooring Adhesive is one of W.F. Taylor’s newest products. It is a 100 percent solids, modified-silane polymer. The adhesive offers concrete moisture inhibition and sound-deadening properties in a sin-gle-coat application. Installers now have an install window of up to 70 minutes. The adhesive comes in 4-gallon pails.www.wftaylor.com

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Product Focus | Adhesives, Fillers + FinishesFillers

Berger-Seidle AmericaBerger-Seidle offers a complete system of products for hardwood flooring filling applications and problems. This system includes PafukiSuper, a solvent-based wood flour cement; TrowelFiller, a wa-terborne wood flour cement using wood dust from the parent floor; LT Export Thix-Primer, an oil-modified intercoat filler; and GelFill, a waterborne intercoat filler, among other products.www.berger-seidle.com

Bona USPacific Filler is a waterborne com-pound specifically designed for fill-ing cracks, holes, chips, gouges and broken edges in hardwood floors prior to finishing. The high-solids-content formula is ready to use. The filler is trowelable from the pail, or can be thinned with water for full trowel filling. It is Greenguard-certified.www.bona.com

Glitsa AmericanGlitsa Wood Flour Cement provides an exact match be-tween filler and flooring. It uses actual sanding dust from the same species of wood as the floor and will take on the color of the sanding dust used. Wood Flour Cement accepts stain and ages consistently with the flooring, the company says. www.glitsa.com

Woodwise/Design Hardwood ProductsThis company’s line of Wood Fillers includes: Woodwise Full-Trowel Fill-er, Wood Patch, No Shrink Patch-Quick, Powdered Wood Filler, Pre-Finish Filler and Epoxy Wood Patch.www.woodwise.com

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Product Focus | Adhesives, Fillers + FinishesFinishes

Arboritec USA Inc.Arboritec Avenue is a two-component waterborne wood floor finish enhanced with Arboritec’s proprietary acceler-ated nano technology. With nano-sized ceramic particles, Avenue offers ad-vanced adhesion, durability and scratch resistance. In addition, the product is low-VOC and has exceptional dry and cure times, the company says.www.arboritec.com

Basic CoatingsBasic Coatings introduces StreetShoe 275, a low-VOC, water-based fin-ish. The product is available in four sheens for commercial, sport or resi-dential floors. A coat can be applied with a roller, T-bar or paint pad and foot traffic resumed the next day, the company says.www.basiccoatings.com

Bona USBona offers a variety of VOC-compliant waterborne finishes. The finishes are durable and beautiful, and there is no need for the homeowner

to vacate during the finishing process, the company says. The finishes are Greenguard-certified for indoor air quality. www.bona.com

Dura Seal Dura Seal offers its Water-Based Polyurethane as a high-performance alternative to its exist-ing oil-based finish. This product applies just as easily as the company’s oil-based polyure-thane and retains the traditional look without the need for a hardener, the company says. Clean-up simply involves applying water instead of mineral spirits.www.duraseal.com

Glitsa AmericanGlitsaMax is Glitsa’s newest waterborne finish, a two-compo-nent commercial and residential finish that provides excellent

durability and the body of a solvent-borne finish, the com-pany says. Glitsa’s waterborne line includes Quality Seal, In-finity II residential finish, and Infinity ProLink, an optional crosslinker for Infinity II for added durability.www.glitsa.com

Lenmar Inc.Evolution is Lenmar’s newest waterborne polyurethane floor finish. This system offers extraordinary finish quality, even without the optional catalyzer, Lenmar says. With the catalyst added to the final coat, the resulting finish is an improve-ment over standard isocyanate-cured waterborne polyurethane systems, the company adds. www.lenmar-coatings.com

Loba-Wakol LLCLoba’s WS 2K Supra wood floor finish is now available in Extramatte, an ultra low-luster finish enhancing its long-wearing ability, the company says. The product contains less than 100 g/L VOC content and qualifies for LEED credit.www.loba-usa.com

MonocoatMonocoat Natural Oil wood finishes are plant-based and produce a du-rable, lasting oil finish with a hand-rubbed appearance, the company says. They color and finish wood in a single coat and are available in clear, as well as 34 colors. www.monocoat.us

PoloPlazPoloPlaz Zenith is a non-ambering, com-mercial-grade, 2K waterborne polyurethane finish formulated to protect all residential and commercial wood floors with heavy traffic volumes, the company says. Zenith is VOC-compliant and suited for LEED projects.www.poloplaz.com

Professional Coatings Inc. Pro-Coat Premium Radcoat is an aliphatic UV waterbourne urethane designed for on-site, heavy commer-cial applications with limited down-time. Because of new polymerization technology, this chemistry yields a product with outstanding scuff, scratch and abrasion resistance. www.procoatinc.com

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Product Focus | Adhesives, Fillers + FinishesFinishes

SamanSaman says its Pure Performance oil- and water-based var-nishes are environmentally friendly, durable and scratch- and

wear-resistant. The varnishes dry fast and can be applied with a brush, roller or pad applicator.www.saman.ca

TC Dunham Paint & Coatings Inc.TC Dunham Paint now has a replacement for its

Evan Lite Lacquer Sealer: Quick Seal Sanding Sealer. It’s a water-borne sealer and can be used with water- or oil-based poly-urethanes. Quick Seal applies easily, dries in 45 minutes and is low-odor, the company says. It penetrates and seals wood for a smooth finish.www.dunhampaint.com

United Gilsonite LaboratoriesNew environmentally friendly Zar Ultra Max Wood Stain features Core/Shell Technology. This process

allows for a dual-stage dry, which allows it to blend well, the company says, adding that it’s low-odor and dries fast. It eliminates streaks and lap marks, providing a rich, even color comparable to an oil-based stain, the companys says. www.ugl.com

Spartan Chemical CompanySpartan Chemical offers AquaSport, a waterborne wood floor product line consisting of AquaSport Wood Floor Finish, AquaSport 2-Part Wood Floor Finish, AquaSport Sanding Seal, AquaSport Wood Floor Cleaner and AquaS-port Wood Floor Maintainer. Spartan has also developed a waterborne line of wood floor care products that meet VOC regulations in all 50 states.www.spartanchemical.com

Synteko Floor FinishesSynteko offers an array of high-quality waterborne wood floor finishes created for professionals, the company says. Manufactured in the U.S., Synteko Sealmaster is

a one-component, fast-drying, waterborne sealer; Synteko Extra is a one-component, waterborne floor finish; and Synteko Best is a two-component, highly durable, waterborne floor finish.www.synteko.com

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VerMeisterAqua Tenax is a waterborne

sealer. It’s designed to work on high-tannin and oily woods, minimize lap marks and reduce grain raise, VerMeister says. It is 37 percent solids and NMP-free.www.vermeister.com

Waterlox Coatings CorporationWaterlox’s best-selling Original Satin Finish is formulated as a traditional interior tung oil finish and provides a stain sheen with a 20- to 25-degree gloss level. An alternative to polyure-thane floor finishes, Waterlox Original Satin Finish forms a protective, yet elastic, finish against common house-hold spills, moisture and foot traffic.www.waterlox.com

West Wind HardwoodWest Wind Hardwood offers Oli-Natura High Solid Hard Wax Oil, which com-bines oil and liquid wax. This latest prod-uct from Oli-Natura is VOC-free and is nearly 100 percent solids. When treating wood, the oil penetrates deep while the wax remains on the surface and produces a silky gloss that can be further intensi-fied through polishing.www.westwindhardwood.com

WoodCareUSA LLCWOCA is a penetrating and harden-

ing oil finish for commercial and residential applications. It provides a hard-wearing and natural-look-ing floor, the company says, and is available in many colors. This easy-to-repair finish is VOC-free and requires only one application when using the WOCA single-coat polishing pad, the company adds. www.woodcareusa.com

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