Because this post is about how to paint wood floors.
How to paint pine wood floors.
If you use a roller you can load it in a paint tray the same way you would if you were painting walls.
You also need a primer and a finish paint either an interior paint or a specially formulated floor paints.
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Follow these steps when painting a floor.
Make sure your floor hasn t been waxed before painting and remove the wax if it has.
If it looks good then you can proceed with confidence.
Here are lahey s step by step instructions for a foolproof painted wood floor.
Using a square pad sander or by hand rough up the finish on the floor with 150 grit sandpaper.
We are going to show you how to paint wood floors the lazy way meaning how to paint wood floors without sanding.
First prepare a small area of the wood floor in the corner or under a couch.
Paint the floor with a roller or a paint pad on the end of a 4 foot extension pole.
Once you ve prepared the room begin at the corner farthest from the door and cut in the edges of the floor with a 21 2 inch sash brush.
Apply a heavy layer of stain varnish or oil to your pine flooring.
If the surface has been finished previously such as with stain and polyurethane or old paint lightly.
You don t need to completely sand them just remove the gloss from the old finish.
Pour the stain varnish or oil into a horizontal paint tray.
Select either a wool paint roller or a paint roller with a medium nap.
When using a pad you may find it more efficient to pour the paint on the floor and drag the pad through it from one side of the room to the other.
Scarify the surface with 150 grit sandpaper wash the floor with a powdered detergent cleaner to remove all dust and deposits allow floor to dry completely this may take a couple of days apply a primer suitable for your paint type.
Secondly apply a small amount of paint to the wood and let it dry properly and finally check the results within 24 hours and look for any cracking peeling streaking or bubbling.
2 cut in the edges of your room with your primer.
Roll on a thick coat of stain varnish or oil.