Hand Scraped Floor Painting - Gustave Caillebotte

[Mike Lamb]

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[Rob Amaral]

Wow.. .the jobs that guys used to have to do.. Cool painting..

[Marc]

Is that planing that's being depicted?

Marc

[kurt]

No, scraping. The finishes were largely shellac, topped with wax, applied in a brutal fashion called French Polish. Refinishing meant scraping it all down and starting over.

Google it and read up. It'll make you glad you don't do it.