Sanding Reclaimed Wood Flooring
Then clean the corners of with 60g either by hand palm sander or even delta sander if you have one.
Sanding reclaimed wood flooring. From georgian or victorian pine floorboards to the wide variety of parquet blocks. Reclaimed timber flooring. The last step to clean and refinish your reclaimed wood is to properly seal the wood. Mother nature can perfect reclaimed flooring from time worn planks with natural patina and texture that only mother nature can perfect reclaimed flooring we offer a wide selection of exquisite wood flooring milled from wood sourced from around the world including reclaimed indonesian teak rustic barn oak wormy chestnut australian iron bark.
I decided to restore it rather than using it with the aged look. The fellow said it was redwood from a barn. Another sanding process we use for reclaimed flooring i like to call the best of both worlds this is where we bring the flooring in untouched on the surface from the mill and we basically sand the floor to the customers specs which usually results in a much flatter more practical floor. When sanding reclaimed wood it is important to use sandpaper with a heavier grit than most 80 to 100.
If you want to keep the natural look too much sanding can hinder your goal and cause you to lose the desired effect. Sand the floor with 80g on the belt sander and use the dust in the bag to do any filling you may need. Once the wood was dry from its cleaning i used a regular paint brush and sparingly applied the minwax finish. We have access to supplies of reclaimed wood flooring of all types.
The sanding should only be done lightly to remove splinters. I bought some wood off of craigslist. How to prepare reclaimed wood. Another sanding process we use for reclaimed flooring i like to call the best of both worlds this is where we bring the flooring in untouched on the surface from the mill and we basically sand the floor to the customers specs which usually results in a much flatter more practical floor.
Sanding must be done before staining. Sharp wood floors is a full service hardwood flooring company specializing in dustless hardwood floor sanding and refinishing hardwood floor installation stain and recoating reclaimed wood and much more. Make sure not to use too much. The instructable will describe how i went through the process of getting the wood ready to plane usin.
I used minwax polycrylic water based protective finish in clear satin you guys this stuff is amazing.