I have hardwood floors in 5 rooms of my own house that I wood like to re-finish this winter.
Perhaps re-finish isn’t the best term—-actually all i really wantto do is even up the color.
house is 1941–oak floors. when the house was built–it appears the floors were coated in BLO—and then various area rugs were placed throughout——– the areas under the rugs remain virtually pristine— but sunlight has darkened the BLO around the borders— clearly, additional BLO was added around the borders from time to time.
some time in the ’50’s– heavy wool, wall to wall carpet was installed—–and remained untill quite recently.
the surface condition of the wood is quite acceptable—- but we would like to even out the color—— Is there a simple way to do this ?
I am assuming I am going to have to sand to remove the BLO—despite the fact that the condition of the wood doesn’t seem to require it.
i would appreciate any and all suggestions. additionally- i would be interested in finish suggestions OTHER than polyurethane– low maintenance is very low on my list of priorities.
thank you,
stephen
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Merry Christmas Stephen.
Find Ditch, he'll set you straight on the procedure.
My experience is not a ton but I've had success with the rectangular flat bottomed orbital sander when a finish is all that was needed to be removed. You won't risk the ridges that can accompany a drum sander.
An important consideration is the possibility of wax being on that floor. No coating will adhere to it. Otherwise screening would perhaps be enough.
I've used both oil and water based urethanes and prefer the h2o because of the lack of fumes and quick recoating. There's a good applicator you can sometimes find at a rental. A "T" shaped pipe with slide on pad. Even and easy way to put down the coating.
Best of luck and a prosperous New Year.
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