Sanding Floors With A Sanding Stick
Use the edger to tackle the areas along the baseboards where the large sander fails to reach.
Sanding floors with a sanding stick. Diablo s premium 12 in. Sanding a wood floor is a multi step process. Ideal for all types of wood. None of it is rocket science but it will help you to read through all the sanding pages including first things first working with sanders and edgers and the sanding faq before you begin.
Use these sanding sheets for light stock removal and final sanding preparation before top coat placement. The sanding file comes with 1 ea. Sanding the floor will kick up a lot of dust so protect light fixtures and tape over electrical outlets. Before you start sanding remove everything from the room and vacuum the floor.
So countersink all nails by at least 1 8 in. Strips can also be cut from any standard 9 x 11 sheet of sandpaper not included or 1 wide sandpaper rolls not included. Keep moving around to avoid overdoing a section of the floor. That way you ll get a heads up on and hopefully the knowledge to avoid some of the problems you might encounter and some of the mistakes beginners make.
Remove shoe moulding the wood trim where the wall meets the floor. When it hits a nail you ll hear it. To detect nails drag a metal snow shovel across the floor upside down. So it is only right that i do an article about sanding wood floors with hand sanders.
Sanding surface is approximately 5 1 2 long on both sides. When you re sanding nail heads will rip the sanding belt which costs you money or gouge the sanding drum which costs you more money. You ll need to sand the entire floor not just one section. 120 grit fine sanding sheet with stick fast backing includes break through innovations that improve performance extend sanding life and increase productivity.
As i have said many times before sanding hardwood floors by hand can be a lot of hard work. Stick to the same grit of sandpaper until you have covered the whole room. Hard work that can be alleviated with the use of a floor sander.