Screening Wood Floors Between Coats

You will not have the option to change the stain color.

Screening wood floors between coats. If there are deep scratches and worn finish a screen and re coat will not suffice. We walk you through e. A screen and re coat will over freshen up the top layer a polyurethane. After the floors are screened which could take an hour or two or sometimes 1 2 day to a full day pending on the areas we then apply 1 coat of polyurethane either oil based or water based.

Screening both smooths the floors a bit and the abrasive action allows the polyurethane to adhere to the surface better. This is desirable because floor screening should only leave enough texture in the floor to allow a new coat of polyurethane to bond. Screening should remove only a tiny fraction of the existing finish. The screens are specialized.

You ll be screening most of the floor with the floor polisher and screens. Instead of paying for a complete refinishing flooring can be brought back to life but don t expect deep scratches and dings to be removed. Screening a hardwood floor requires the use of a screen like pad that is installed on a 16 inch floor polisher which works similar to an oscillating sander. That was a long winded explanation that only just hinted at the purpose of a screen and recoat.

The screen and recoat also called buff coat procedure for hardwood floors is a cost effective method of fixing or revitalizing worn or dull floors. Wood floor screens for a buffer machine. Part of a regular maintenance program. This knocks down any high spots on the disk that can dig too deeply into the finish when the polisher first starts up.

The first coat is a wood sealer. Screening is often called buffing since the screening is done with a buffer. 4 tips for screening hardwood floors before attaching the screen take the edge off it with 100 grit sandpaper loaded onto a palm sander. Once your hardwood floor refinisher is satisfied that the wood floors are sanded properly the finish coats start to go on.

The screen and recoat process can restore the glow of the floors and give them a refreshed look.