How To Refinish Engineered Wood Floors Without Sanding

We cleaned the floor thoroughly with a Hoover Floorm.

How to refinish engineered wood floors without sanding. This process does not require sanding down to raw wood and removing part of the floors wear layer. It is important to strip down the hardwood floors apply a new stain for the wood that suits your needs and the top coat of a clear-finish. However at times you may stain your dull-looking floor without sanding.

By abrading the existing top coat of finish you allow for the new coat of finish to adhere. Restoring hardwood floor to its original shine may require refinishing and sanding before staining with polyurethane. Adding a layer of polyurethane sealer to the existing finish a process known as refreshing the finish is a good option when light wear that hasnt penetrated the wear layer is starting to show on your flooring.

Refinishing engineered hardwood floors is ideal if your wear layer is thick. In this video I teach a college student how to give new life to an old hardwood floor in her apartment. Thoroughly clean the floor with a pH-neutral cleaner and lightly rub it down to provide a key for the next coat.

Prepare the floor area buff apply your darker stain and seal with a. Can you refinish it by sanding and staining it. Use a finish compatible with the existing finish.

This involves scuffing up the finish with a floor buffer and applying a refresher coat. Explain how to lighten dark hardwood floors without sanding. As a general rule you can stain your current floor a darker color without issue and have good results except if they type of wood isnt conducive to dark stain.

A wear layer thats less than two-millimeter thick can sustain damage if you refinish it more than once. In this video I answer a simple question about engineered hardwood flooring. To refinish a floor without sanding you need a floor thats already in quite a good condition.