Chicago Floor Sanding
Chicago floor sanding, staining and polyurethane floors
In this post, I explained how floor finish.
Floor Sanding Preparation: Remove the carpet
If you're going to remove carpet! This part is simple, just pull a corner and take down the sign. Cut the carpet three Food or four long sections with a sharp knife. Simply roll and throw it away.
You will be left of your keyboard. In my case, the pavement was stapled and glued not just below, if you just do the same on the carpet and just roll up and haul it away.
When you get all the rugs and carpets to be removed to eliminate clips and bulletin board. Investing in a lever for extracting the mold well. It looks like a standard bar handle at one end, but has a strange effect formation of another type which is specially designed to pull finish nails in tight places. This specific tool will save you tons of time! As for the clips, pull Em Out with pliers, long time, but it's pretty easy.
Preparation: Remove the trim
If you remove that covers the hardwood, you must remove as well. It's pretty easy if you bought the gear molding. Simply lift and remove the nails over.
Once this is finished you are left with your soil wood and is ready for the real fun.
Select Sander:
Now is time for a floor sander rental. There are several types that can be rented from Home Depot. Costs are close, but different in some strategies.
Belt Sander: It is planned to remove the layers of your floor quickly. It may be preferable to leave a professional because you can damage the soil faster with it.
Orbital Sander – 3 albums: This sander is one of the most common, is easy to use and good for a beginner. It is a little stronger to continue the sander.
Orbital Sander – square pillow: it is less sure of himself, but perhaps the most lenient. Because you have to make several passes with the tool if you really want to go to the bare wood can be time consuming but good for a beginner. This one I used.
surface Sanding:
For this tutorial, I will discuss the use of a square orbital sander buffer because that's what I used. Start with a grain sandpaper and bit 30-40 a little to make a pass under the floor. You should see some of the place polyurethane and fast enough. The pads do not last long because they get groups of polyurethane on them then I went about two blocks of 10 each region ten.
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Note: Changing your profile. Not always stop and start at the same place floor. You can create a model that is remarkable.
Since it is forgiving and you can go and at the same points without really digging into the woods too, and therefore my recommendation would go to each place a couple of times before and behind, then go to the next line. If you did and you need to return what is not a problem. Remember to use a higher grit (finer) sandpaper then they take off a little wood. The most important is to ensure that all polyurethane on the floor.
Note: I had some problems because some of my teeth in the earth, I was not getting all the shine on the floor at each location. But I went to finer sandpaper has almost all options.
Since large areas of the sander can not get all the way to the edge you need to use a hand sander with grit paper similar to the sides. It takes a long time and I have mine at 100% even, but I'm marking that would help to cover my faults.
After making a few passes 30-40 sandpaper do the same with 60-80 sandpaper. This should take less time because it is playing things.
Ultimately, put on your best sandpaper (150 grit). You only should be in a number of times and blocks these should last in the region twice. I only used for an area of 2 400sq foot.
Remember that the edges with hand grinder after each step.
You must enjoy a ground lifeless and dull little, if any, of the dye. Step is very important, after the application polyurethane.
Staining wood Flooring
Before marking the floor, you must be sure that all dust and particles are on the floor and central air is off. Sweep and vacuum the floor until you can. Then you can wet rag with mineral spirits and use a tack cloth.
Application of the stain is very simple. I used a stain applicator attaches to stick to a brush. Almost in the direction of clean wood. Do it in the points and wait about 5 minutes and wipe the stain to excessive lint free rags. Then proceed to the next section and repeat.
The process can be long waiting with all the sections. I had two Articles on different sides of the house for a moment to rush it.
Drying time
Once the stain is that you have to wait to dry. I used Cabot oil-based stain and it took over 48 hours to dry because there was no ventilation at home and it was cold and raining outside. Once the stain left to be sticky in most of the points that are probably ready to make your arrival in this regard. Clean the floor and gets up all the dust.
Chicago Ground floor sanding polyurethane finish
If you have purchased oil-based stains, for what you want from oil-based polyurethane. Apply in the same way it does the job. I used a lambswool applicator stick together with a brush. Make sure the rinse with mineral spirits or advance you'll have a lot of wool on the ground. Apply a thin layer and make sure you cover all surfaces. I made two passes with the pad.
Once you get your first layer of the class told me you can request a different time 12 hours without sanding. I have read horror stories about it on the Internet. I would make the standard form and wait 12 to 24 hours until dry, then sand. You can attach a finding sand (250-300 grain) piece of sandpaper foam mop and pass the word lightly. You are trying to use in place so that the next layer adheres to the previous layer.
Clean the dust I used a microfiber cloth and let go. Then use the alcohol team minerals tactic to get fine powder.
Apply your next layer and wait!
Drying Time
After the second layer, which should make every you have to do is wait for the word to heal. This time varies, but the rule is that after two days, you can have a light foot on the floor and After four or five days you can put your furniture back. Do not put carpet in it until, after a week or more.
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