How to Refinish a Wood Floor Without Sanding (under 1 hour)
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- Refinishing your hardwood floors without sanding and save yourself a lot of time and money! But only if your floor is like this.
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I'm often asked if it's possible to refinish their floor without resanding. This is usually because their floor isn't very damaged at all, it has just lost its lustre. If this is the case it's ideal to do what I call a 'buff n coat'. This replenishes the shine and gives the floor another layer of protection. It also means that you don't have to lose those few millimetres of wood you would lose by sanding the floor down. Let me know what you think in the comments section below.
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This is called screening and coating or as he calls it a buff and coat. The same thing. Abrading the floor is not sanding. The abrading renders the existing polyurethane so that the new coat will adhere without orange pealing. The abrading also can eliminate the superficial scratches that he mentions. The floor needs to be in good condition for a screen and coat to be beneficial.
rodger hobson spot on, exactly right, perfect, thank you. Please others thumbs up this comment so it goes to the top :)
rodger hobson then shouldve did a video then stfu and watch
I was gonna say, so you screened the floor...
Ahh why don't you get your own channel ...🙄
@@kidt3068 first off all people can be filthy... Sickos everywhere including the UK
This video is exactly what I needed to see. I was going to have the floors of my new house stripped and refinished. Now I know that I can refresh them myself. Just saved a lot of money. Thanks.
#metoo 🤣
I wish I saw this before I paid a guy to do my floors. They look horrible. I'm on my way to Home Depot to get some stripper and do the my self. He put an ugly dark brown stain on all 4 of them
Be careful. Try some small areas first.
I've seen several videos on floors and I have many years of experience in the construction industry, this guy knows his stuff.
Thanks for the great video! Many don't understand the difference between a light sanding and a total complete sanding which is a major job. Your video saved me having to go through that nightmare. Thanks!!
Came here for the comments as soon as I saw him start sanding 😂🤣
couldnt of said it better myself 😂
maybe a typo
Saw the comment and skipped ahead in the video 🤣 thanks man
@@ufcwescodmobile1199 He even says it in the video "I'm going to show you how to refinish a floor without sanding" and then proceeds to sand the floor
That’s hardly sanding, he’s just keying up the substrate on top of the timber not sanding it all off with a drum sander.
@@Shanan81 So… sandpaper isn’t sandpaper anymore?
I like the simplicity of your demonstration!
With or without sanding in the title I loved this video. I feel I can do my own floors now. Great video!!
I think you should give your camera man more props. He just stood there watching you do this or at least 30 minutes if not longer. (Y)
How to refinish a floor without sanding... we’re going to start with some sandpaper 😂
I know, right! He even says he sanding:
"what ya do is, you take 3 boards at a time, and you sand with the grain all the way along"
...whether he is SANDING to "rough it up" or SANDING out stains, it is still SANDING and he even says it. Fix The Title.
lol
😂
John Sage like wtf
Yes and the screen is like sand paper too
Thank you for sharing your hard-earned experience and know-how with us!! Excellent content and commentary on the video, including your replies in text. Truly nice work. Many thanks.
this video is awesome. i have a job coming up tomorrow and ive never sanding floors or done any floor work at all. this video has giving me the confidence to tackle this job with ease. thanks again. coming from East Texas
Good video. It was so simple that it should make perfect sense to even a semi aware person.
Thank you.
Very well done video. Should save many people a lot of time when compared to more extensive belt sanding and refinishing. Thanks!
"Roughing up" is NOT sanding! You have to give the seal something to adhere to - same as when you repaint a wall. THANK YOU for this tutorial!
Exactly!!
Most people dont know the difference though. #fact Still grateful for this video nonetheless!
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He’s only doing a clear top.. if the floor was squeaky clean you could even skip the entire scuff sand step. If you’re re-staining a floor then you have sand off the existing finish completely to the bare wood.
This is not a reply, it is a response for which I used the Reply button to reply (but as a response)
Yes luv you're right!
I just downloaded your FREE book on the products you use which answered the "oil" question. Thanks so much.
After vacuuming I’d recommend going over the surface using a tack cloth, it's amazing how much the vacuum cleaner leaves behind.
You are straight forward; I only trust your sites.
Greetings from North California.
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Thank you! I've been looking for this information for a while now. I like the way you explain it in such a simple manner. Muchisimas Gracias.....
Friend of your Brothers! Love seeing the family resemblance!
I'm glade I'm not the only one that was like "without sanding..... Your sanding!!!!
I believe that grit of sand paper would qualify as "scoring" the surface, not sanding. Because you are not using abrasion to remove the surface layer. You are just breaking the glaze to increase the porosity. There is a difference. But yes the title can be misleading.
He is technically using “sand paper” yes. But he is not sanding the floor. Basically it’s like when u go to mail salon and they take the shine off ur nail. He is taking the shine off the floor “buffing” the floor. Sanding would be much more work than what he did and is doing.
Great video, well done and just what I needed!!!
Good video. Totally got what you were saying and description made perfect sense. I’m guessing the people who got it have some general construction/renovate understanding, those who didn’t might not understand general construction concepts.
Awesome, i done this on my relatively new kitchen floor and it's come up a beaut!
Excellent video; been in construction for 30+ years and this is among the best I've seen. And yes, I understood the difference of quick hand sanding to major resanding, but I can see where others would get confused from the title. The music is fine--odd that many said it's like porn or were bothered by the music??? I cut in more at a time but I know your way is even better. Anyway; this is a great video and I'd recommend it highly to anyone doing floors
Thank you that's high praise. Very glad to hear it
+888strummer Thanks to your post, I understand it better. I'm not a construction person, but I am looking to redo the floor in a couple of rooms. Although I am thinking of doing it myself, I will still get a few quotes. Based on the quality of my floor, I think this method is best for me.
That was awesome!!!! Thank you soooo much. John
Thank you for sharing what to do to make your wood floor more like new! Our golden retriever has worn out our hard wood floor by the back door, we have a rug there, which keeps getting moved a but every time she goes out and the floor has worn the finish off in places over the years. I appreciate your video!
this is really helpful..thought i needed to sand buff it to get a shine..hopefully it goes well for me
I let my dogs sand the floor for me over time. Using a 9x6 throw rug without a backing pad. With them running around on it, light sanding was accomplished... 😀
excellent video, i have a cleaning business and a professional at stripping waxing floors, this gives me another avenue, also being trained in marble restoration thanks for the video good job
This is really helpful & well explained. Thank you.
Thank you for posting this video. It was very helpful.
To all you jackasses who criticize the video for lightly scuffing the surface with 120 grit; The title of the video is meant to mean "without sanding off the entire coat of prior urethane", which is a big job (best done by hiring a professional) and very messy. I understood the guy PERFECTLY. He is presenting a shortcut to the costly professional job. Get the knack!
Thank you sir!
Hi George, I could have said it better--rather politely--yet I like the unique introduction of words you used. Thank you for helping others find clarity in the title. As a novice, I understood it perfectly too. I love the video as it delivered an inexpensive option I plan to use. Thank you for sharing!
Hi, how can I tell whether my current tired looking wood finished laminate floor was oiled or lacquered? I don't know what to put on it after a light hand sand. Thanks.
Nice video, we would usually throw the electric cable over our shoulder to keep it out of the way and when we vacuum we would always clean off all ledges and window sills before carefully methodically vacuuming the floor as the slightest draught could bring down dust onto the floor. Nice clean job though
Excellent! Never thought of this. Always hired some team with a hugely heavy sander they had to carry up the stairs. Will definitely try this! Thanks!
Professionals do this as a service and its much cheaper. It just depends on the level of wear. Thanks for the comment
Good job man thanks for the video
40, 60 grit is sanding, not 120. This videowas very informative sir. Thanks
Thank you! 40 grit on an 80kg machine, thats sanding!
Exactly, 120 grit takes down the scratches on the top layer of finish. Amatures!
Funny to read this from a professional... Surface roughing with sandpaper/polishing the surface/buffing the surface are the same process as sanding the surface. The only difference is the sandpaper/polishing compound grit size and the pressure applied on the surface.
So what you doing in this video is technically a light/fine sanding(!!!) with 120 grit sandpaper(!!!), to rough the surface. If this is not sanding, than why you need vacuum cleaning the dust created with the process?
Why do they call 120 grit sandpaper still? 😂
Yeah because sanding with 120 isnt sanding. and this isnt a reply, just wanted that to be clear.
I guess people never “sanded” a floor before! They are truly confused about it! Thanks for the video I will do this today!
Very helpful video. Thanks for posting.
This video shows you how to do a short-cut if your floors are in good condition and just need a new look. Good Video!
Spot on! I kind of feel I should have been clearer on this, but hopefully it comes across
@@HowToSandAFloor It comes across to those of us who aren't getting stuck on the fact that roughing up the surface of the floor requires sandpaper. (Still doesn't make it a full on proper sanding job, as you demonstrate in the video.)
I did my hall floor once and varnished it, one of my daughters came in with high heel shoes and ruined it, kids, don't you love em!
were they wearing razor wire on their soles?? wtf
Thanks for the video. Very informative.
That looks so satisfying!
Good video.
I used a floor restore kit several years ago on part of my living room. The floor had originally been installed in 1997. The etch solution ruined my floor. It caused the original surface to lift and bubble. Large bubbles 1 to 12 inches in size. It also cause the wood to lift and separate where the grain ended. I do not know what type of finish was on the floor but had assumed semi-gloss Varthane. I now suspect it was lacquer. After much sanding, staining and repairs the living room was refinished in semi-gloss Varathane.
I plan redoing all my floors this winter. I will scuff the floors as you suggest, but was wondering if there is a clear primer that I could use that will allow me to refinish my all of my floors with a clear fast drying Polyurethane gloss. I obviously know what the finish of part of my living room floor is, but I can not be sure of the rest of my floors. Is there a clear primer that you could suggest that will allow my to prepare all my floors for the final coat of polyurethane?
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Thanks for the video. I have teak flooring, but recently it has water damage which I can see it clearly. I’d like to use your technic to apply extra varnish only on that area and some other which are almost bare wood due to heavy traffic. Do you think it’s possible?
Tks for sharing. U make it looks so easy.
You said "how to refinish your floor WITHOUT sanding!"
I thought it very informative how the cloth type roller was utilized instead of the push pad.
Do you only oil 3 planks at a time to keep the edges from drying so you have a uniform finish?
Best wishes for your book venture. I just noticed the dates on these videos - over two years, so the book is your most recent endeavor. It would be great to have all the information from your videos in a book. Fantastic job. MJ
Great video...keep em cooming
how do I know if my floor was varnished or oiled? pls help, I want to revive it but not sure what to use.
People that are quick to complain about the "sanding" are showing their lack of knowledge. There is a HUGE difference between scuffing the surface and sanding the floor which anyone that has refinished a floor knows.
C P yes!! Anyone that has sanded a floor will see this and know the difference lol
Because not everyone have refinished floor before, which I thought why most of us are here for.
We call that a screen and recoat here in the USA. Generally, I screen it twice, once with 100 grit, then a second time with a 150. This assumes I am using a satin finish. If I am going to use a semi-gloss finish, I start with a 120, then use a 180. If the floor is going to receive a 2nd coat, most do, I will use a 220 screen or maroon pad between coats. If the floor is very rough, but they chose not to more aggressively sand the floor, restain, fill, etc, I will start with an 80 screen, then go to a 120 screen. In this case I prefer satin and of course it always gets a 2nd coat. In these situations, most if not all the finish is gone and I like to start with a sealer, then 2 coats of finish. Most will chose a medium solids water based finish around 30-31%. some will opt for something with a catalyst and solids around 33-34%. I just did a home with 2 coats and actually 3 coats in the entryway, not including the sealer used in the entry way. People freak out from the odor of oil based, but they also freak out over the long dry times of water based. I find these people want the floor to be ready for use and abuse in a few hours, which is never going to happen. In those cases I will clean with a maroon pad and plain water, then apply a finish that is somewhere around 5% solids. Then they can't understand why it is worn out in 2 months, even though they paid 1/4-1/3 the cost of a screen and recoat.
Over here it's the oil based stuff that takes long to dry. I mean 4 hours minimum just to be touch dry, sometimes up to 24 hours. Waterbased dry enough for furniture in a few hours is already here, check out the aboritech UV Cure system. And as for those customers you mention last, don't service them! stand by your standards ;)
Looks amazing 👍🏻
Great job, great tutorial!!
I'm curious, would this take out dog claw scratches that have indented the polyurethane finish but have not gone down far enough to scratch the wood? I have a new floor and the dog has gouged a few places but it has not gone through the stain of the wood. When it is dark you can't see them but when light hits it at an angle you can see the gouges in the finish. FYI Dobermans and hardwood are not compatible, they have too much weight and too much torque.
Thanks i was thinking about getting one..guess i need rugs and runners everywhere
I'll be trying this, thanks.
Many thanks for your kind advice
hi, thks for the info. i have done this already but i wanted some reassurance.
as to the sandpaper comments, people get a life! Howtosandafloor has posted a vid for our info, its free and he doesn't need the abuse. if you really don't know floors need sanding count yourself lucky you have never needed to do it or pay someone to do it. i have done with big machines, which requires care and muscle, and small machines which doesn't do as good a job and takes longer but will do fine if thats your budget or your preference.
Stop talking down to people that are stating facts, get a life. p.s. this isnt a message, or a reply, it just is.
Thank you for all that work! Whew! I am new to this diy home upgrading but fully committed and fully addicted! I am doing a home make over for my monster-in-law for her birthday. She loves what I have done to my place and has requested my services. I've done a bevy of things for that wow factor but I have not tackled flooring and this is where you come in. I am confident I can take on her floors and some other projects to keep her as out of my home as often as possible for she has been visiting tooooo much as of late! I am certain my husband will agree with this master plan as well >;) Quick question: with just a buff and coat (of lacquer) do you think it may be too slippery? My father-in-law is kinda up there in age (and a bit of a drama queen that will fall out and lay on the floor for extra sympathy- Jesus help me) and she has expressed concern about him slipping. A buff and coat should just be enough to rejuvenate without it being too slippery, right? She has great floors but they need a little umph at the very least. Thanks again and I will definitely check out your other videos and recommend them to friends :)
Tanya Holly Yes it should be fine, the lacquers are made with a certain amount of slip resistance, but if you are overly concerned Junckers have a lacquer called Friction+. The slip resistance is much higher on this lacquer
Awesome. Thank you for the advice!! It will definitely be applied.
ROTFL!! "Monster-in-law"...! I'm thinking your simplest solution is to MOVE. Like, across the country. Then you have the added advantage of being able to start all over on your DIY projects.
XD...you have a point there but I can't pack up the family and move fast enough (her birthday is just around the corner)! Thankfully I enjoy this kind of creativity. I'm sure there will be a liberal amount of interference, for she hasn't been dubbed monster in law for no reason, but I'm actually excited about getting started! We are moving by year's end, btw, so Diane great minds think alike! Good luck on your project and thanks for the laugh/support needed for the performance I will be knee deep in pretty soon!! Jesus help me....
I love the light fixture.
Looks great! About how long does it take to dry using the oil vs lacquer?
How to refinish a wood floor without sanding: "start with a wood floor that doesn't need sanding... Then sand it"
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i clicked like for his hardwork
What I did was take lacquer thinner on a rag .. first I washed floor with a good mix of soap light bleach .. got a 5 in 1 putty knife. Washed floor took 5 in 1 and scraped areas that had a spots or specks.. then I took lacquer thinner and rubbed the floor woth rag and rubbed very heavy to oenetrate the old urethane . As thr floor dries the old urethane revives itself and has a little shine .. then I applied a good urethane and made sure was layer heavy even with a brush . Small area not gym or lambs wool I would've used .. and it looks amazing
Great video!! I learned a lot and I'm grateful you took the time out to teach me something new.
Great video; thank you. One question: if you don’t know the history of the floor (whether it was ever coated with shellac, oil, lacquer, wax, etc), is there a safe approach, or product to use, other than sanding it down to bare wood? Or is there a way to determine how it was coated in the past? I just bought a house and found beautiful hardwood floors under decades old carpet; no idea their history. Thanks again!
Yes a safety tip he didn't give u. Wear a facemask.
the first thing you did was sand and then you used the buffer with the 120 mesh - please explain how this is not a video about how to sand the floor??
Just look through the other thousand people who have said this and what I have said to them
Sanding a wood floor is exactly that. In other words the floor is sanded so that all of the finish comes off back down to virgin wood. What is being done in this video is what's done between every coat of polyurethane or urethanes. The chemicals have a mechanical bond where they need whats called hook or tooth in order for the next coat to properly adhere to. Without etching the previous coat, the proceeding coats have nothing to grab onto. This is a typical screen and recoat and by far is not a video about how to sand a floor. The flooring itself isn't being touched during this procedure. The finish is.
First of, respect to the guy who made this video. Thanks for the tips. For those of you who have no ideea what he is talking about better make no comments. There is a huge difference between sanding a floor and screening or buffing... a Sander uses a sand belt and takes a good portion of the wood off... for deeper indentations. There is a much higher risk with sanding, because of uneveness floor, or thin hardwoods. By taking only the top layer of you save a lot of time and money.
Thank you Robert Onofrei
Robert Onofrei well said Robert,and a definite well made video, easy for alot of people to always want things the hard way, but alot of times a nicee smooth alternative pays well also,and much quicker cleaner and faster so you can make the home owner happy and they will want you back in future ...I find that nice clean work is what I prefer these days
Very informative thanks.
Could you tell me if using a matte over the top of silk bona mega will dull the sheen down to ant great extent as I find the silk to shiny, thanks again
Excellent videos.
Do you use Junkers Prelak before apply the Junckers HP Commercial?
Do you have any videos or could you, kindly, describe the process?
Thanks
Thanks
Now think fixing my floors is possible.
Kathy soccermom Good! glat to hear it :)
Without sanding he said, I'm watching sanding in front of me
cool i think i am going to add that to my floor care bussiness
Highly useful video. Thanks, I get what you mean, others will never get anything tbh
How to finish a wood floor without sanding. The first thig he does is sand?
Norman Poisson you could be a complete idiot and just lacquer straight on top but it would just peel off... I suppose you’d complain about that too wouldn’t you....
How do you distinguish between a floor that was oiled or lacquered??
***** there is an article on the blog that describes it as best as possible
@@HowToSandAFloor Oiled floors would have a very low sheen. Whereas lacquered has an actual coat like acrylic clear nail polish. Check an area of your floor that has had little to no wear on it, you should be able to tell.
Awesome videos 👍 advice on buffing the floors & telling us the grit of sandpaper you used
So hand sanding with the grain or use a buffer cross grained for this “ no sand” floor finish
How to refinish a floor without sanding.
Step 1: Sand
IF you use oil based poly, don't forget to make reservations at a local hotel for 3 days because of the odor.
and the drying time!!
Yup my company made me use this on a massive gymnasium floor. I happened to get bronchitis at the time, the combination was coughing up blood for a week😷 do yourselves a favor and use a respirator
I think you jus saved me a ton of money! Thank you so much for this. Nice job!
Glad I could help!
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@@HowToSandAFloor what do you mean by oil ??? which product ??? what is the name of the product ???? polyurethane is oil ?????
Thank you for those voids, can you let me know how to refinish bamboo floor please. Thank you
No matter what you do, mate, there will always be a boatload of wankers who want to pummel the shit out of you with their farkwad commentary. Thanks for posting this. And to hell with all the haters.
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120 grit sandpaper is not sanding?
I meant, not sanding with like big sanding machines, i should have clarified really but i think most people know what i mean. Big difference between renting heavy machines and taking a couple days to rip back a couple of millimetres of wood and lightly 'keying the floor' to get the next coat to stick, sorry for confusion!
***** LOL...YOU CAN STILL EDIT THE VIDEO TITLE. VERY NICE VIDEO THOUGH...JUST NOT WHAT IT SEEMS!
You should put that in the description as most people who look for refinishing tutorials don't know anything about refinishing a floor, or the difference between buffing and sanding...
I put the finish down with a 16" padco pad. It's quicker puts it on more evenly plus it's a thicker coat. You should try it.
Thank you for letting me know. To do floor without of sending, we have to send the floor.
Sanding with sand paper is not sanding it is papering. "How to refinish a wood floor with papering" hahaha
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lol like it matters
Useful video but why do people find it necessary to add irritating background music. I want to hear what you're saying so I can't turn the volume off and so I have to listen to a noise that even some kid buzzed out on ecstasy couldn't tolerate.
Great video ! I have oak hardwood floors from 1943 . I pulled the old carpet to find they are in very good shape, there was a quality carpet and pad over them . I notice that they have a wax on them . Can I do this process with the buffer , or how do I remove the wax first ? Any product you suggest for wax removal . thank you much
Beautiful work.
Power cord? What power cord? Heck, just buff over the power cord. Couldn't help but notice why he just doesn't pull the cord away from the area where he's buffing? I was waiting for the power cord to get caught up in the buffer - now THAT would be entertaining!
It's hard enough keeping my vacuum cleaner from gobbling up the cord with no one watching. It's probably harder to keep it out of the way when you have to concentrate on both the floor and the camera.
"How to Refinish a Wood Floor Without Sanding"
Except, y'know, he didn't sand the FLOOR. People who don't know what they are watching, shouldn't be making comments about it, especially if they are criticizing him for doing something he isn't doing (insert eye rolling emote)
Tony Smith there is a difference between sanding and roughing up with sand paper, I just sanded my floors it took almost 40 hours in 3 days to sand threw glue, finish, stain and other grit and grime to get back to the natural wood. I paid $220 to rent two Sanders and went threw $140 in sand paper to do 500sqft. Wish I only had to rough it up!!!
You don’t have to key the floor Tony, just lacquer it, watch it peel off
Hi everyone, I am at the stage of varnishing my newly polished pine floors in my house. I was advised by our local trade store to use a decking sheepskin wool applicator to apply a water based Feast Watson Liming white stain & varnish. But now I have watched a couple of videos on which applicators to use and they both said not to use a sheepskin wool applicator for water based varnish. So, now I'm stressed because I already put the first coat on with the sheepskin applicator and it looks fine but I'm wondering if I am going to stuff up the second coat using the same applicator. Any advice out there? Thanks in advance. Nadine
Very informative video
That music is really annoying.
How to finish a hardwood floor without sanding.
Step 1: Sand the entire floor.
... say what???
... come again please.
Your comment, Lol 😂😂. Thought I hit the jackpot when I found this video because I'm not handy or ambitious in this area of expertise.
Sanding means, we use a sanding machine, and sand down the previous finishing from the wood, until it gets perfectly clean. Then do the other sandings till the point its enough for the finishing project.
This is just a quick buffing.
great tutorial! thnx!
Can you use buffer after applying polyurethane(1st coat) just smooth out the floor for 2nd coating of polyurethane