How To Finish Sanded Oak Flooring
Once the entire room is down to bare smooth wood switch to a.
How to finish sanded oak flooring. After mopping the floor and letting it dry you use the buffer to run a 120 grit sanding screen over the surface. When the finish is dry reattach the shoe guard moulding. By dragging the finish along the grain of the wood with the applicator you can avoid streaks bubbles and brush marks. Sanding the dye coat ever so lightly really enhances the ray flecks.
A step by step video for a home owner on how to use various wood floor sanders and how to apply the finish. The coarse paper will remove the old finish and smooth the oak floor. When each coat dries sand the floor lightly with 220 grit paper or 000 steel wool. Vacuum up the dust and apply the subsequent coat.
Consider three coats of oil based finish or four coats of water based finish. This finish is designed specifically for quartersawn white oak. Apply a 50 50 mix of trans tint dark mission brown and medium brown dye to the bare wood and let it dry. Very lightly scuff sand the dyed wood with 320 grit paper.
Many finishes take 24 hours to dry.