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Floor
Sanding – what is it?
Floor
sanding is the method of furnishing the floor for giving it a
smoother look. It can be done either by hands or by electrically
driven sanding machines. These machines are mostly available from
rental agencies and some paint stores which also supply the sandpaper.
Some handwork may need to be done in less accessible places.
When
beginning with the sanding procedure, the floor should be carefully
sweet of all dirt, dust and other debris. "Set" all
nails which may be protruding either in the floor or baseboard
so that the sanding machine will not be damaged. Sometimes two
sanding cuts are needed on a new hardwood floor. The first cuts
should be done with coarse or medium abrasive, always ending with
a fine abrasive. A smoother finish results if the final sanding
is done with the floor polisher or disk sander. Of course, the
more the number of passes with finer paper, smoother will be the
finish.
All
about a floor sander –
When sanding a floor, one needs a floor sander. If many steps
are involved, one will need an edge sander in addition to a floor
sander. The careful use of both will produce good results. Simply
put, a floor sander is a more powerful version of a drum sander.
In a floor sander, a cylindrical piece of sandpaper fits over
the drum and a lever drops the drum to make contact with the floor.
The machine should be in motion when contact is made. Dropping
the drum on the floor when the machine is stationary can cause
the drum to cut divots in the floor.
Working
with a floor sander -
Sand wood floors need a floor sander to finish them. A floor sander
may be used to finish new or existing wood floors. The use large
sanding machines are done. These sand several square feet of floor
at once. Using hand scrapers and small sanders, the floor edges
are scraped and sanded in other areas that the large sanding machine
cannot reach. Next, the machine operators attach sandpaper to
the roller of the floor sander and it is guided over the surface
of the floor until it is smooth. It must be made sure that the
floor is sanded evenly and that sanding marks do not show.
There
are many more flooring articles in our flooring
section. There is more specific information in the links at
the beginning of this article. They can guide you where you need
to go.
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