STEPS TO REFINISH A STRIP & PLANK
SOLID HARDWOOD FLOOR UNFINISHED
1. First cut is a coarse to medium grit
except if you have extra work like removed
paint or glue from the floors if this
is the case floors in California recommend
that you hired a professional in the
trade of hardwood floor refinish.
2. Sand two thirds of the floor parallel
to the grain. When the two-thirds sections
is complete turn the sander in the opposite
direction and repeat the process on
the remaining third. Cuts made in the
one-third area must overlap the first
cuts by about two to three feet to blend
the two areas together. Never stop the
sander in the exact same spot each pass
by staggering the overlap every 2-3
passes maximum 3 passes remember floorsincalifonia.com
is not responsible for how you use this
guide this is only an idea for you to
understand how to refinish hardwood
floors.
3. After the first cut is completed
make sure you disposal the excess of
dust flooring in a proper container
or wet plastic bag this dust is a fired
hazard, take a vacuum and clean very
well the floor.
4. Now the floor is nice and clean you
will sand edges and other places, inaccessible
to the sanding machine, with and edger
using the next sequenced sandpaper that
will be used on the sanding machine.
Move the edger in an easy semicircular
pattern overlapping into the sanded
area, cutting in the direction of the
grain whenever possible overwhelming,
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5. Take the vacuum and again clean through
the whole hardwood floors make sure
is not dust in the floors let the hardwood
floor settle for ½ hours.
6. Now is time for wood fillers make
sure the wood filler you have is the
same color as the hardwood floor you
can get almost any color filler in the
bay area and san Francisco California.
Fill the floor after the first straight
cut. Spot fill beveled edged products;
square edged products may be spot or
trowel filled apply the wood filler
to the whole floor let it dry for about
1/3 hour to 45 minutes.
7. Repeat the sanding procedure step
1 and 2 with a second cut using medium
grit sandpaper this will removed the
dry wood filler make sure you disposal
the excess of the wood dust property
remember this is a fire hazard disposal
can be in a proper metal fire container
or wet plastic bag if you have question
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8. Repeat the edging procedure step
4 using the last sequenced grit as on
the sanding machine REMEMBER ALWAYS
YOU HAVE TO USE THE SAME GRIT YOU USE
WITH THE BIG MACHINE FOR EACH CUT.
9. Hand scrape corners, around door
jambs or other areas where the edger
cannot be used be careful and don’t
damage the hardwood floors. Apply even
pressure, scraping in the direction
of the grain. After scraping use a sanding
block and paper (same grit as on sanding
machine) to blend the flooring. Sanding
the groove with the corner of the block
may be necessary on bevel-edged products.
10. Take the vacuum and again clean
through the whole hardwood floor make
sure is not dust in the floors check
that the corners and edges are nice
and even in the whole area.
