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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.
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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
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.