Right you are, sir. Notorious is also in the wood flooring business.

Like I said, I stuck with the plain microfiber sweeper/mop (from Target) and nothing but small squirts of water to dampen it here and there to this point. I've stayed away from any and all solutions or chemicals due to what I read online.

I'll definitely look up the bamboo maker's website as well. Thanks!

Weird question, but that's what CP is for:

With our new addition, I have a massive wall. If you knew my wife, you'd know that a massive wall means a massive piece of art which means a massive hit to my bank account. I about have her talked into hanging some pieces of driftwood that washed up at my parent's house (or as I call it to make it sound more attractive to her: "native, hand-selected driftwood from my ancestral home") as art instead of buying a piece.

Anyway, I'm thinking power wash the shit then hang it. Anyone have other ideas? I don't think it needs varnish or anything on it, since it's going to be inside.

Here's the basic look (though our pieces are about 12' long):
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pWBNTgsZgD...179%5B1%5D.jpg

How solid is it? When I think of driftwood, I think soft and a powerwasher might tear it up.

Good question. I drug it out of the lake a couple of weeks ago during low water while we were there for Easter. I didn't pay any too much attention, but I'm going to pick it up tomorrow afternoon. It felt fairly solid still, but you're right that the outside layers might get torn up.

I would apply a flat spray poly personally. That driftwood patina is what makes driftwood beautiful. Deep cleaning it would be detrimental from where I sit. But I would absolutely do something to seal it up.

If you're happy with the color, just hose any dirt off of it and call it good. If it's grayed out and you want to restore more of the natural color, then powerwashing would be good but you'll definitely want to exercise caution with it.

Even a spray poly is going to alter the color a bit. I'd avoid any finish, or at the very least test an inconspicuous area.

I heard my name. What's going on?

I'm concerned about organisms residing inside of the wood and then cleaning it in the future. You seal the boogers in and make it easier to clean and avoid incidental stains while running the risk of darkening the wood an indistinguishable shade or two. I take the risk at my house.

Homerun RJ.

Get some Bona Kemi Swedish floor cleaner and never look back.

Take that Orange Glo and set it on fire. That shit will make a floor look good short term, but it will completely **** it in the long run. Murphy's will kill any chance of doing a screen and recoat down the line.

Bona Kemi. Bona Kemi. Bona Kemi.

Grease spots on a concrete shop floor
 

sprinkle dry quickcrete and rub it in with your foot and sweep up the excess.

Or try the same thing with a little powdered laundry detergent.

latest project
 

since this spring, i've been building a small cabin for my family on a small private lake a few miles from my house.

It's not quite done, but we've been staying. Here are a couple of photos.

I'd like to make a couple of hanging lights out of old oil lanterns or coleman lantern. Is there any particular "right way" to do that other than cutting up the top and mounting it around a porcelin fixture?