Having trouble with the floor refinishing job we’ve got going. You can see the swirls from the screening. Flooring sub says it’s from a combination of high gloss finish and the new recessed ceiling lights shining on it. How do we get rid of these marks?
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Install lower wattage bulbs in the recessed cans.....
Cover flooring with area rugs.....
Sand off new finish and use a matte finish next time.....
Ok, just joking with all the above. I do not really know how to help you, there are people here that probably can. If all else fails feel free to use one of the above suggestions. :)
Dan
"Life is what happens when you are making other plans." - John Lennon
are the swirls in the finish or the wood? if in the finish..re swirl it with a finer and finer grit and add another coat or two..if in the wood itself..uhhh...yer hosed. Maybe a semi-matte finish coat would hide it some..but any good "eye" will spot it.
If it is stained and it is the wood..it really will stand out..unstained the above method will disguise it some..FWIW..I prefer all first coats to be gloss even if the final will be satin..the flattening agents in satin reduce the wearabilty as well as the sheen.
If it was possibly waxed or anything..naptha the heck outta it after finest screening..to remove any wax or silicone contamination..may even have to "seal cote" it prior to top coat.
edit..I forgot..ya may try the screen in a direction parrallel to the grain..not with a buffer..( yes, by a pad and pole sander)
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
Edited 6/9/2004 2:58 pm ET by SPHERE
anyone seen luvditchburns lately?
Thought the same thing myself....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
CAG, IMERC,
Been busy as a one armed paper-hanger....really...this is the first time I've been by in months...thanks for remembering me....
Don't mean to hijack this cats thread...here's some recent work, and a sample of some end block floors I'm now getting into.
See you soon.Ditch
Nice looking floors.
those block floors, what kind of wood is that, and how thick are the pieces?
glad to you see back around.
Bro'...?...c'mon???? ya gotta at least take a guess as to species...Ditch
Ok I'll take a shot....Cherry with ebony or some rosewood species for the dots...A vey timely subject....what is the "grout" line???
Oak with walnut pieces!
Glad to see you post some pics, I always looked forward to yours.
Now am I right?
Doug
Cherry / Walnut....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Pretty difficult to ferget you and yur work....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
got no idea,
for one I'm on a bad montior at the moment so the pic is a bit fuzzy, I almost want to cherry but the rings dont look right, just the color...part of me wants to say heart pine, but that seems like it would be too soft... really I got no freakin clue
and walnut for the little squares?
Close...red fir and walnutDitch
red fir and walnut?
: )
Good to see you back homes.
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wow..a RCH must be pretty damn big if that was red FUR..lol
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
Use a combination of screens coarse to fine. I use Traffic finish semi-gloss and it works fine. Moisture curing finishes can be a bear if the humidity is high, and you might want to switch to oil base.
Boris
"Sir, I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow" -- WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1934
Downlights are a bear for showing up swirl marks. As Sphere said, they are less visible with a semi-gloss or satin finish.
I always cut back the penultimate coat with a half-sheet orbital with 200 grit to avoid swirls because the only cure is to put on another coat after a light cut-back.
As has been mentioned, if the swirls are in the sanding of the timber, there is no remedy short of starting again.
IanDG
housenut,
Sorry, didn't mean to impose on your thread....anyway here's the scoop:
Defects are not "defects' if they are not 'noticeably visible under NORMAL lighting conditions from a standing postion 4 ft. from the supposed defect.
Stand 4 ft. away, turn the lights to what would be normal....can you see them?
Ditch
Yes, I can still see the swirls, though not as prominent. The guys were out last week and put on another coat of poly. Used semi-gloss instead of gloss, and used a sanding pole, sanding with the grain instead of machine and circular motion. It helped, but with the sun in certain positions you can still see the circles. As the adjoining rooms are gloss, prefinished, I didn't expect a perfect match and the color is great. So, as this is phase V of a two year whole house remodel, I'll move in the rugs and furniture and live with it for a while. I'll be able to see how noticeable it is under "normal" conditions. I can always repeat the last process and hopefully one more layer of poly away from the swirls will help. Right? Thanks everybody.