How To Refinish Hardwood Floors With Polyurethane

Then wipe away the sanding residue mask around the test area and give it a coat of polyurethane photo 1.

How to refinish hardwood floors with polyurethane. Aside from a few tiny whiskers caused by dust particles it should be smooth. Draw the cloth along the grain of the wood to avoid cross grain streaks. Work one manageable area at a time such as four square feet.

There are several kinds of machines you can use to sand the old finish from your oak floor. Between coats of polyurethane let the product dry completely refer to manufacturer s instructions for drying times and buff the floor between each coat with a machine buffer or by hand with a 2 fine steel wool pad. Refinishing sanding staining polyurethane for hardwood oak floors sanding machines.

Run a damp tack cloth over the floor to pick up. How to refinish hardwood floors. Clean each area with a wood floor cleaner and roughen a 6 x 6 in.

Vacuum the floor and then wipe it down with a damp cloth. Apply the stain with a foam applicator pad in the direction of the wood grain. 2 spread oil based polyurethane with a lambswool applicator.

Lightly sand with a dull 120 to 150 grit abrasive screen or 2 steel wool under a heavy floor buffer. Sweep up dust with a broom then vacuum clean the whole floor well. Regardless of the machine you decide to use you will start with a coarse sandpaper to get the.

Buff with steel wool. Stock up on dust masks and earplugs and when applying sealers and oil based polyurethane. Area with sanding screen.