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How to Refinish Wood Floors Are your wooden floors screaming for some refurbishing after a couple of scratches and showing apparent wears? For some, the wooden floors are even completely worn down to bare wood after so much exposure to human traffic. There is only one thing that can solve the eye sores on your wooden floors—refinishing. Prepare to sweat off as you restore the beauty that your wooden floors had before. Here are the steps on how to refinish wood floors for your guidance. Pre-Start Remove any wax or build-up on wooden floors by using mineral spirits. If you have factory pre-finished wooden floors, read the details on the manufacturer’s manual or better yet consult the manufacturer before refinishing. Prepare the Area for Refinishing Remove all the objects from the room. Protect permanent objects from getting dusty by placing some covers on top. Cover all vents; and turn off air conditioning in the room. Prohibit children and pet from entering the room. Ensure that the nails are securely tacked on the wooden floors. Vacuum the wooden floors to get rid of dust; and mop with damp cloth. Allow the wooden floors to fully dry before starting. Sanding Wooden Floors Sand wooden floors to bare wood to eliminate current stain and finish. Begin with coarse (180-grit sandpaper) to medium grid and finish with fine grit sand paper. Hand-sand four to six inches from the edge of the baseboard, which are basically hard to reach when using mechanical floor sander. Use the buffer to sand all areas on wooden floors that weren’t touched before. Change out sanding disks when deemed necessary. You may change out the sand paper once or twice with the same grit. Vacuum the dust on the wooden floors once it already settled. Be sure to fill any dents or nail holes with wood filler. Sand the floor for the third time. Use up to 100 grit if you’re planning to apply stain, otherwise, you could use up to 120 grit. Leave the room for 10-15 minutes. Wipe or vacuum all the area, starting from the highest down to the lowest section. Wipe the wooden floors with a cloth dampened with mineral spirits; then wait to dry. Staining Wooden Floors

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How to Refinish Wood Floors

Are your wooden floors screaming for some refurbishing after a couple of scratches and showing

apparent wears? For some, the wooden floors are even completely worn down to bare wood after so

much exposure to human traffic. There is only one thing that can solve the eye sores on your wooden

floors—refinishing. Prepare to sweat off as you restore the beauty that your wooden floors had before.

Here are the steps on how to refinish wood floors for your guidance.

Pre-Start

Remove any wax or build-up on wooden floors by using mineral spirits. If you have factory pre-finished

wooden floors, read the details on the manufacturer’s manual or better yet consult the manufacturer

before refinishing.

Prepare the Area for Refinishing

Remove all the objects from the room. Protect permanent objects from getting dusty by placing some

covers on top. Cover all vents; and turn off air conditioning in the room. Prohibit children and pet from

entering the room. Ensure that the nails are securely tacked on the wooden floors. Vacuum the wooden

floors to get rid of dust; and mop with damp cloth. Allow the wooden floors to fully dry before starting.

Sanding Wooden Floors

Sand wooden floors to bare wood to eliminate current stain and finish. Begin with coarse (180-grit

sandpaper) to medium grid and finish with fine grit sand paper. Hand-sand four to six inches from the

edge of the baseboard, which are basically hard to reach when using mechanical floor sander.

Use the buffer to sand all areas on wooden floors that weren’t touched before. Change out sanding

disks when deemed necessary. You may change out the sand paper once or twice with the same grit.

Vacuum the dust on the wooden floors once it already settled. Be sure to fill any dents or nail holes with

wood filler.

Sand the floor for the third time. Use up to 100 grit if you’re planning to apply stain, otherwise, you

could use up to 120 grit. Leave the room for 10-15 minutes. Wipe or vacuum all the area, starting from

the highest down to the lowest section. Wipe the wooden floors with a cloth dampened with mineral

spirits; then wait to dry.

Staining Wooden Floors

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If you want to change the shade of your wooden floors then this step is necessary. Otherwise, you can

directly proceed to the next step. Apply the selected stain following the direction of the grain. Ensure to

plan your way out to avoid getting stained into a corner. Get rid of excess stain with a clean cloth. Wait

four to six hours after application. Re-apply if you want a darker shade. Once done, wait eight hours to

allow the wooden floors to completely dry.

Applying Top Coat

Ensure to put cover on your shoes and use a respirator that has organic vapour canister while applying

the finish on wooden floors. Apply a 3-inch wide stripe beside the baseboards as a perimeter at the

farthest point from the exit. Then, work your way in. Pour out a 1-inch-wide stripe finish on the grain.

Roll out the finish with a poly following the grain, then across it. Continue until the wooden floors are all

covered. Wait three hours before recoating. If you use polyutherane to finish, it may take 24 hours to

dry.