How To Re Sand Wood Floors

A step by step video for a home owner on how to use various wood floor sanders and how to apply the finish.

How to re sand wood floors.

Which is hard for some people because they think they re leaving money on the table by top coating what. But often that s the wrong solution. Use an edger sander or small orbital sander to sand corners edges and small areas such as closet floors bathrooms or stairs. Rust oleum transformations wood and laminate floor renewal kit.

All wood floors are protected by a clear coating that eventually becomes scratched scuffed and dull. Remove shoe moulding the wood trim where the wall meets the floor. It includes everything you need to create a fresh semi glossy polyurethane finish without changing your floor s color. You will have to sand around the edges of the room with the edging sander and sand the rest of the floor with the large drum sander.

It also works on plastic laminate floors. Refinishing hardwood floors is the right solution. Once applied it takes 24 hours to dry and seven to 14 days to cure. If you have really really uneven floorboards you could start by sanding with the large drum sander diagonally to the floorboards to even things out and then move on to sanding in the direction of.

Renew the finish on your wood floor without the hassle of sanding. The total bill for this. A screen is just a mesh. Let the filler dry completely.

Use wood putty and a broad knife to fill any spots. As a general rule you always sand with the grain of the wood. When a wood floor loses its luster the usual solution is to sand it down to raw wood and completely refinish it. Let the wood putty dry according to package directions and then lightly sand the areas smooth by hand with medium or fine sandpaper.

Fyi this stuff is not compatible with waxed wood floors. Before you decide to install it yourself. You will apply this with a large putty knife. Instead use a simple chemical etching technique and apply a new topcoat of finish.

Refinish hardwood floors with a recoating kit and the other items shown above. Before you start sanding remove everything from the room and vacuum the floor. After you ve completed all the sanding you must remove all the dust from the floor molding and walls. But if your floors are less damaged use a wood patch filler on individual spots image 2.

You ll need to sand the entire floor not just one section. Of the word screen is vital because in order to get a new coat to adhere to the old one you must lightly sand or screen it. An edger can be difficult to control so practice your technique on scrap wood first.