Marc wrote:

I've got wide pine flooring that needs to be refinished. The problem is the
planks are nailed with rosehead nails. These are forged nails that have
kind of blunt pyramids for heads. We love the rustic look, but it presents
some potential sanding problems.

The few I can think of a
1) I don't want the sanding to wreck the look of the nails.
2) These nails stand proud of the flooring. Will they rip up the sanding
pads?
3) Will the pads miss the area around the heads, leaving a "halo"?

I would greatly appreciate any ideas on how to do a good job sanding.

Thanks.


Unless floor sanding has changed, protruding nails would tear up the
sandpaper. If you have a tool the same size and shape as the nail head,
you can probably countersink them without marring them. If there is a
spare nail that can be pulled from an inconspicuous place, it might work
as a countersink, up side down. Or grind down a large nail head and
round off edges.