Pour a manageable amount of paint into a small container you can hold in one hand. Paint the edge of the floor along the perimeter of the whole room, using a 2-1/2-in. angled paintbrush.

Epoxy and concrete sealers, for example, resist staining well, while vinyl floor mats and acrylic paints can stain much more readily. If you care about how good your floor will look for years to ...

Popularized in the 1940s, waxing is a floor-finishing technique in which clear or colored wax, made of a blend of solvents and synthetic and/or natural waxes like beeswax or carnauba, is applied ...

or epoxy from wood, metal, or masonry in less than a half hour—without corroding the painting surface. Citristrip worked well in all three of our tests on wood, metal, and concrete. The gel ...