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Part 3: Finishing and Refinising Hardwood Floors
Part 3 of 3 is on selecting and applying the perfect finish to your floors.
Sanding a Strip or Plank Floor:
Tools: Drum sander, edger, nail set, putty knife, hand scraper, file, sanding block.
1) Setting up the drum sander- Make sure the drum sander is unplugged while you load the coarse grip sandpaper.
2) The first sanding- Use a coarse grit sandpaper. Make sure all of the old finish is removed. If you have to go over it again with a very coarse grit, do so.
3) Sanding around the borders- It’s time to load the disc sander with the same coarse grit as the drum sander and sand the areas the drum sander could not reach. Work on these areas until you have removed the same amount of material throughout the floor.
4) The second sanding- Load the drum with the medium grit and make a second pass over the whole floor.
5) Scrape the edges- Before the final sanding, use a hand sander to clean out the hard to reach places like corners or areas around pipes. Sand toward you while exerting downward pressure.
6) The final sanding- With the fine grit, go over the entire floor one last time with the drum and edger.
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Part 3 of 3 is on selecting and applying the perfect finish to your floors.
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