Sanding Wood Floors Finishes
Begin by using a drum sander or belt sander with the grain along the length of the boards.
Sanding wood floors finishes. Remove shoe moulding the wood trim where the wall meets the floor. Though labor intensive sandpaper is capable of removing nearly any wood finish. Factory sanded furniture still requires finish sanding. Sanding the floor the hardwood floor sanding process consists of multiple stages of sanding with sandpaper of varying roughness.
Vacuum the entire area thoroughly. Sanding the floor will kick up a lot of dust so protect light fixtures and tape over electrical outlets. But these finishes can be made ultimately smooth simply by sanding between cured coats or sanding each additional coat while it is still wet on the surface using 400 or 600 grit sandpaper. The use of grits up to 600 is certainly allowed but is not standard practice.
Sanding the floor smooth 1 switch to medium grit sandpaper. Usually you will have to make a concession either to surface smoothness or to color acceptance. For finish sanding on most furniture hardwoods e g cherry and mahogany use 180 grit or 220 grit. By now your floor will be free of the old finish but many scratches may still be visible.
Sanding eliminates scratches and stains from a hardwood floor but may not be able to alleviate the deepest gouges or discolored patches of wood. Always wear a dust mask safety goggles and ear protection when using a drum sander. Use a pole sander or a buffer over the entire floor at 100 or 120grit to blend the straight sanding cut from the drum with the circular sanding cut from the edger. Oil and oil varnish blend finishes have no measurable build so any roughness in the wood caused by coarse sanding telegraphs through.
You will remove a lot of wood stock even when sanding the hardest of wood floor species. It can be used to refinish hardwood floors or it can be used to remove varnish from much smaller surfaces a. Vacuuming twice never hurts and usually helps. Use when there is a good deal of flattening of the floor needed.