[Callers] Sticky floors

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

This link to thedancesocks.com will not fix the problem, but can help with
it.  Perhaps flyers can be placed on the tables at halls with known
problems.

http://www.thedancesocks.com

Rich Sbardella
Stafford Springs, CT


On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 7:29 PM, James Saxe via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> A couple people have mentioned wax as a possible remediation
> for sticky floors.  There are several potential problems with
> wax:
>
> 1.  As with any floor additive, you could get on the wrong
> side of the hall owners if you use it without permission.
> Note also that wax, unlike, say, corn meal, will not easily be
> removed by sweeping at the end of the evening.
>
> 2.  If you have a finished floor, and there are areas where
> the finish has worn down to the bare wood, then wax can get
> worked into the grain of the wood, making it difficult for
> future coats of finish to adhere properly.  See
>
>
> http://www.waterlox.com/faqs/woodworking/apply-wood-finish-over-previously-finished-surfaces
>
> 3.  When you sprinkle wax by hand, it's practically impossible
> to apply it evenly to the entire floor.  Having (relatively)
> slippery spots next to (relatively) sticky spots can be
> particularly hazardous.  If dancers apply wax to their own
> shoes, it can rub off onto the floor, creating local slippery
> spots.  (My experience with corn meal, btw, is that it tends
> to get more evenly spread around floor by dancers feet than
> dance wax does, though it's still hardly perfect in this
> regard.)
>
>
> I have occasionally danced on floors that were waxed and
> machine buffed with good results, but note the following
> contrasts with the situations described above:
>
>     * The machine buffing spread the wax uniformly, avoiding
>       local slippery or sticky spots.
>
>     * Either the floors in question were never intended to
>       be given given some other finish (e.g. urethane) or
>       the wax was applied over a coat of finish that was
>       never allowed to wear down to the wood.
>
>     * The waxing was done with permission of the floor owner.
>
> Also, the people doing the waxing had researched brands of
> floor wax that would give an appropriate level of slipperiness
> for dancing without being too slippery.  (Note, however, that
> a puddle of spilled water on any waxed floor can be extremely
> slippery.)
>
> --Jim
>
>
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