floor sanding a oak strip village hall

[watch4david]

Thank You

[boceffss42099]

you should try a 14' in lambs wool

[vinnie9000]

Those guys work fast!

[illsic]

get some real tools

[tankhamer]

Thats my old sander. look at my lates films to see what i have now.

[Victor101EM]

best thing to use is three coats of masterline polyurathane!! or 4 coats of moisturecure high gloss!!!!!!!

[atamolotov]

Havnt you heard of using a pain try

[tankhamer]

paint trys are no required.

[RoofieHop]

@atamolotov

A paint tray? For a floor that size? Stick to DIY mate.

[rcmc7002]

what floor varnish do you use. Is it available in the UK.

Cheers

[tankhamer]

we use berkers paquet one it is very good and is a trade varnish

[rcmc7002]

Thanks guys. We actually ended up using Dulux Diamond Glaze Trade. Got product and we are very pleased with the results.

[dragonssarereal]

why 5 coats of stain? get the colour right first time and apply one coat , then apply the poly sand inbetween coats but not the stain we finish floors in 16th century manor houses so we know how it should be done.

[tankhamer]

no stain was used on this floor

[sugarego]

so we're making progress on our floors. drum sanded, then orbital. applied FIVE coats of espresso stain (waited at least 3 days between each coat for maximum darkening - no sanding between these coats). got them dark (gorgeous!) and now for the nail-biting polyurethane application. is the orbital sander w/ screen alright for sanding between poly coats? sanding by hand will take an eternity, won't it? eek.

[refinedhardwood]

Nice job, Tank, I like your style. I learned floors the old school way. It is good to see guys out there that keep the roots of this industry.

[sugarego]

out of curiosity, how long does each phase take approximately? the drum sander, edge sanding, & upright orbital sander? i'm wondering how long we'll need to rent the various sanders for. and should we plan to sand between coats of stain, as well?

[OriginalKemoSabe]

It stinks, but you can't "rent" any machine to look professionally done. If you get to the point of coating, prepare for light sanding between coats.

[tankhamer]

it is called denibbing, to get a smooth finsh

[WiggityWagner]

why do you sand after you varnished the first time?

[OriginalKemoSabe]

1. To get a mechanical bond

2. To sand out any imperfections