Refinish Hardwood Floors No Stain
How to refinish hardwood floors.
Refinish hardwood floors no stain. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine. Many finishes take 24 hours to dry. This floor restoration method requires a floor buffer with a sanding screen to scuff the.
The job requires using a buffer which you can rent at a home center and a vacuum to suck up dust. To completely refinish a hardwood floor including sanding down the top layer to bare wood then applying several coats of new finish like polyurethane expect to pay flooring professionals 1 50 to. And when it does go wrong the only solution is to re sand the floor and start all over from the beginning.
That s why we do our utmost to talk you out of staining your wood floors. If you have an old worn out laminate floor sandless refinishing is for you. Buff with steel wool.
Apply the finish with a lamb s wool applicator in smooth even lines while avoiding drips. In a few hours your floors will look as good as new. 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.
Stain makes sander scratch shockingly visible. 2 fine steel wool. Remove wax with a rag moistened with odorless mineral spirits.
Staining floors especially for first time do it yourselfers is a tricky business. Use 150 grit paper if the finish isn t completely worn. Instead use a simple chemical etching technique and apply a new topcoat of finish.