Hand Buffing A Wood Floor

Rubbing out a wood finish by hand just like hand sanding on bare wood can burn up plenty of elbow grease and doing it very well requires both care and perseverance.

Hand buffing a wood floor.

With that said i have now spoken to way too many people that will be sanding their floors by hand no matter what. The presence of these substances will inhibit the buffing process on your hardwood installation. To buff out a small scratch in your floor polish by hand rub brass wool over the damage until the scratch or ding has been leveled out and you can t see it anymore. If you don t like the results of your first few sections you might decide to stop hand buffing the floor and switch to a machine.

Hard work that can be alleviated with the use of a floor sander. Basically it is taking a buffer and a mesh sanding screen or abrasive pad and abrading the existing floor finish so a new top coat of finish will mechanically adhere to it. So it is only right that i do an article about sanding wood floors with hand sanders. Which is why most polishing especially the commercial variety is done with machines instead.

If your real estate investment needs a flooring makeover but you don. Then re polish the area by applying hardwood floor wax with a terrycloth towel and rubbing it into the area. You can often take care of minor scratches stains and marks through cleaning and hand buffing. Keep ready your floor buffer and the buffing and polishing pads.

It s a good idea to take regular breaks if necessary. Depending on the size of your room it can take a while to finish buffing. Dirt grime and daily wear and tear can take their toll on wood flooring. Recoating hardwood floors has a couple of different names that all mean the same procedure screen and recoat and buff and coat.

More often than not you can improve the overall quality of your floor by polishing or buffing it rather than refinishing it completely. Some floors won t show much improvement from hand buffing. As i have said many times before sanding hardwood floors by hand can be a lot of hard work. Install the buffing pads and screen on the buffer.

Your home s beauty is often defined by the appearance of your hardwood floor. Let the floor dry and clean the floor to get rid of any dirt or dust on the floor. Polish wood floors to a shine. Periodically a floor will need to be sanded and refinished but in between the floor needs to be taken care of so that it can look good for a long period of time without major expense or refinishing.

How to buff floors without using a buffing machine.