How To Sand And Varnish A Wooden Floor

In some cases though you may want to remove an old varnish to apply a new varnish or refinish your wood.

How to sand and varnish a wooden floor.

A wood varnish can protect wood floors while also providing an attractive natural shine. Despite a background in art history and english literature she s spent 13 years sanding hardwood and teaching others to do it themselves. When a wood floor loses its luster the usual solution is to sand it down to raw wood and completely refinish it. Coarse medium and fine.

For smaller floors this can be done by hand or using a belt sander. With tropical storm barry literally over my head during the application process i got the recommended four coats on and dry in 24 hours. If you are working on a large room you may need to use a drum sander. Store and dispose of oil soaked rags properly.

The coarser paper will cut back the finish more efficiently. And competing in roller derby in her spare time. Rental stores have the three grades of sandpaper you need for successful floor refinishing. All wood floors are protected by a clear coating that eventually becomes scratched scuffed and dull.

Before you start sanding remove everything from the room and vacuum the floor. You ll need to sand the entire floor not just one section. Step 2 sand the floor. Situations differ but you may not be able to refinish your hardwood floor more than 10 times.

But often that s the wrong solution. Use 120 grit paper to sand the finish around a spot from which it has completely worn. Here are some of my most important tips on how to sand hardwood floors. In the end i had to re sand this floor it was brutal sanding off wet finish and i re applied water based finish.

Refinishing hardwood floors is the right solution. Use an extra fine sand paper to sand off the existing finish until you see bare wood. The floor cured in 72 and was move in ready. So says our expert kadee macey owner of pete s hardwood floors in st.

Sanding the floor will kick up a lot of dust so protect light fixtures and tape over electrical outlets. Stock up on dust masks and earplugs and when applying sealers and oil based polyurethane. Sanding a hardwood floor a walk behind sander has a large rotating drum that evenly removes the finish if you use the correct series of sandpaper grades and operate the sander properly. Remove shoe moulding the wood trim where the wall meets the floor.

You must apply varnish to bare wood. Flooring experts estimate that hardwood floors can be sanded for refinishing up to 10 times depending on the thoroughness of the sanding and the level of wear and tear on the floor.