If your hardwood floors are in need of refinishing you have two main choices.
Liquid sanding hardwood floors.
There are two basic methods.
Buffing or abrading the existing coat before refinishing or alternatively applying a chemical etching kit.
One would bring in the heavy sanders and start grinding away.
Use klean strip liquid sandpaper is a water based non flammable formula that permanently deglosses surfaces.
We call this process rough cutting.
By sanding your floors yourself you could potentially save hundreds or even thousands of dollars so long as you do it right.
This story will show you how to refinish hardwood floors and add a new coat of finish directly over the old by first applying a liquid that roughens the old finish so the new finish can.
Hard work that can be alleviated with the use of a floor sander.
Liquid sanding products can be used when refinishing wood cabinetry trim flooring furniture and in most applications requiring manual sanding.
With that said i have now spoken to way too many people that will be sanding their floors by hand no matter what.
Back in the olden days hardwood floor refinishing was a nightmare.
Liquid hardwood floor refinishing.
Don t be afraid to use new belts and more than one.
The result is a fresh new looking wood floor.
Works on paint varnish enamel lacquer polyurethane and stain and is great for kitchen cabinets wood moldings and door facings.
Liquid sanders work particularly well on furniture.
If your hardwood floor is only lightly worn damaged or scratched you may be able to refinish it without sanding.
As i have said many times before sanding hardwood floors by hand can be a lot of hard work.
So it is only right that i do an article about sanding wood floors with hand sanders.
Do it yourself or hire and pay someone else to do it for you.
On older floors the first step when sanding is to choose an aggressive grit like 24 grit per square inch to level the boards one to another and remove imperfections if possible.