Refinishing School

By: John D. Wagner (Page 7 of 7)
refinishing wood floors Photo: Andrew Kline

Make overlapping passes using a 16-in. floor polisher outfitted with 60-, 80-, 100-, and 120-grit screening. Screen edges by hand with a palm sander fitted with 100-grit sandpaper.

floor polisher Photo: Andrew Kline

Use grit sandpaper to take the rough burrs off a screening disk before attaching it to the machine. This prevents the disk from cutting too deeply into the finish when the polisher first starts.

screening floors Photo: Andrew Kline

Disks are held in place by the weight of the polisher and a synthetic-wool pad. There are no clamps or screws.

floor screening Photo: Andrew Kline

An edger can get right against cabinets and walls, but for corners, use a razor-sharp wood scraper to hand-scrape all the way down to bare wood.

wood scraper Photo: Andrew Kline

An even coat of polyurethane finish is applied in long strokes using a lamb's wool applicator, always maintaining a wet edge.

applying poly-urethane finish Photo: Andrew Kline

For a shallow burn mark on a polyurethane floor, scrape it up with an extremely sharp chisel or scraper. Then apply a dollop of oil-based polyurethane.

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Where to Find It:

Armstrong World Industries
Box 3001
Lancaster
PA 17604
Armstrong
800-233-3823

Armstrong-Bruce-Hartco-Robbins Floors
16803 Dallas Pkwy
Dallas, TX 75248
Armstrong-Bruce Floors
800-722-4647

US Plank Flooring
9597 State Rte 125
W. Portsmouth, OH 45663
888-472-3261

Leslie Bros. Lumber Co.
Box 609
Cowen, WV 26206
Leslie Bros. Lumber
304-226-3844

Memphis Hardwood Flooring Co.
1551 N. Thomas St.
Memphis, TN 38107
901-526-7306

Missouri Hardwood Flooring
15455 Conway Road, Ste 320
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Missouri Hardwood
636-519-0400

Minwax
101 Prospect Ave
Cleveland OH 44115
Minwax
800-523-9299

National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Assn
Box 3009
Memphis, TN 38173-0009
NOFMA
901-526-5016

National Wood Flooring Assn
1688 Westwoods Business Park
Ellisville, MO 63021-4522

Stuart Flooring Corp
655 Dobyns Road
Stuart, VA 24171
Stuart Flooring
276-694-4547

Zickgraf Hardwood Flooring
Box 1149
Franklin, NC 28744
Zickgraf Flooring
800-243-1277

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