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| Topic | About to sand my hardwood floors |
| Tupacrulez 05/12/18 11:49:05 AM #6: | ThunderTrain posted... Vicious_Dios posted...By hand or machine? Good luck getting it even with abelt sander. Floors are done with a large pedestal sander in order to cover a large area so any unevenness is more gentle. Wear a RESPIRATOR, not a mask. They're 45 bucks . Get one that's good for particulates and fumes. You likely have no idea what that is finished with. If there are exposed nails, set them all with a punch, then sand, then fill them AFTER sanding. Use open coat sand paper. 60 grit to strip, 80-100 to even the grain. 150 grit Closed coat for the intermediate sanding to even the floor, and 220 for the finished sand. Clean it afterward, no need to use anything serious. Vacuum it, then wash it with water. Let dry, and then use a pre-stain wood conditioner if you want a more even covering that doesn't blotch it show grain discolouration. When staining, do not let the stain stand on the wood. Stain, let stand for 10-20 minutes, and wipe off the excess. When varnishing, do not overwork the varnish, and scuff sand between coats with 220-400 grit. Do not oversand, just enough to scuff the surface and sand out any air pockets. This is a large job you are undertaking and I am assuming you aren't a contractor. Good luck. Work slow and methodical. --- Suck less, Rock Moar Have I licked butt hole before? All the time. --r4xor ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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