stripping old wooden floors Im renting a Belt sander this weekend from bunnings
and not sure what sand paper to start with
the floor is Baltic Pine its in good condition but as ive added a couple of boards
where a wall use to be
so i have desided to sand the whole house
would it be ok to start at 60 grit or will it be to high
its manly only to strip the old finish off to raw timber no leveling is required
as the floor is dead flat
also would i bother sanding at 45s to the boards as it doesnt need leveling
ive read all the posts on sanding floors any last tips on getting a good job
the finish ive selected is Cabots gloss oil based Poly and using a lambswool pad to apply
also would i need to cut in if im using a lambswool pad the bloke a the paint shop told me i wouldnt need to
Update :
All the sanding was done on saturday with the first coat of oil based Poly down
that night. The next day i hand sanded with 240 grit, vaccumed then wiped the floors down with metho and applied the 2nd coat
im going to apply a 3rd and 4th coat in the next couple of days is it posible to sand between coats with a 1/2 Sheet Finishing Sander ive got an old makita one i want to use to save myself some time
Well done, fella.
Nothing like a bit of job satisfaction after doing the hard stuff.
Update:
Ended up sanding by hand again cos i didnt want to ruin it with a electric sander and applyed the 3rd coat last night
floors look great with the 3rd coat so im not going to bother doing a 4th
i will post some pictures later
BTW Dusty next time i will get a pro to do it
i did save myself some money and had fun doing it but only being able to do it on weekends and at nights
wears you out LOL i dont know how you do it every day
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