what did you use ?
my floors are pitiful and i need something done to them
and was hoping there was something i could do on my own
and what product would you put on the floors to make them shiny again after sanding
any ideas are great thanks
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THANKS!! 1|1|Its could be quite the project|latdp|the_cool98@yahoo.com|17:44:23|02/16/2013|
It depends on how bad your floors are, you can rent a sander and sand them down and then apply polyurethane to them. If they look like they need to be sanded down there are two types of sanders a drumroll sander or a flat sander. The flat sander is supposed to do the same thing as the drumroll one but I think the drumroll one works at getting the existing polyurethane off better. However with the drumroll sander you need to lift the roll up when you get by any edge or you can really cause some divits in the floor. Either sander can be rented from an equipment shop or possibly like a home depot (I have only rented from equipment places). When you rent one you have to buy the sand paper that will be different grades, the heavier is going to take more off and the lighter is going to smooth the wood. With the sanding you will need to cover everything as dust will get everywhere!! Depending on how bad your floors are you might just be able to get some light sandpaper and go over your floor and then put on the polyurethane. Again depending on your floors you might just be able to rent a buffer. This just buffs the floor, its one of those round machines. It worked ok on the floors I did but they did not have much peeling. If you buff them you don't need to put polyurethane down really. As for applying the polyurethane the hardware store can tell you which tools are the best to put it down and how shiney you want it there are different kinds of polyurethane. You could also call around and have contractors give you an estimate to re-finish them and then decide from there if its worth doing it yourself. Hope this helps a bit:)
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Cheri 2|2|my den floor is bad it don't have much poly on it except around the edges and in the middle there is a heart shape of poly left so i was thinking (m)|lydzkydz|lydzmcss@yahoo.com|19:55:18|02/16/2013|
once i get all the furniture moved out of the den i could hand sand ???? the floor would take a while but might be cheaper and safer on me cuz i would probably cause holes in the floor with a machine that way i could use the vacuum to clean up the area that i sand as i go ??? that way i would not have such a big mess ???? so maybe lowes hardware could tell me what kinds of sand paper to use and what poly to use and what to use to apply it with
this is a learning experience for me but i need to do the whole house only one room at a time tho
any more ideas would be helpful and thank you soo much for your input
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THANKS!! 3|3|You could hand sand yes|latdp|the_cool98@yahoo.com|20:17:23|02/16/2013|
You could hand sand it,the only thing I would worry about is some of those little hand sanders leaves little swirls in the wood. I would test your sander on a piece of wood to before starting cause it would really stink to sand it all and then be able to actually see all the little swirlys. If you have the most poly on the edges you would more than likely end up hand sanding that anyway so it just may be more time consuming to hand sand the whole thing but more managable too. Good luck if you do it and let me know how it works out:)
Have a good one :)
Cheri 4|4|they have a poly gloss you can apply|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|21:09:30|02/16/2013|
you wash the floor first, then hand apply (or you could do a sponge mop) and let it dry. does a really nice job. i did this instead of sanding, etc... you can do touch ups when you need without having to do the whole floor. 5|1|Depending if the floor is glued on or nailed the 1st|tollman62|thebossatnight@yahoo.com|09:50:41|02/18/2013|
step is to countersink the nails. Then you sand you can use a hand sander around the edges after removing the base boards. If the base boards are painted you can leave them and just repaint them. Then using a commercial sander you sand the surface area of the floor. Then you take a cloth wetted with rubbing acohol and wipe the floor after you have cleaned away the dust. This brings the grain of the wood up and you resand it smooth. Now you put on any stain or colored wood coating you desire. After this is completly dry you apply 2 coats of gymseal to the floor for that nice brand new shine. I have done wood floors from basic planks that were covered by rugs to a parquet floor with mahogany inlaid designs shipped over to the U.S. around 1800. Good luck with the project if you plan it well and don't get frustrated this can be very rewarding project.
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