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Default finishing hardwood floors

Do your homework on types of sanding equipment. Don't just go to the rental
pkace and say floor sander. I do not know what level of results you are
looking for. I did a basement floor, using god-awful grit on a drum sander;
it left scoops. It was real dirty wood. It would go through to the other
side in under a minute I think. If not careful, you'll take a lot of the
thickness away. Start/stop/holdups can be dissasterous. Its ok for basement
rec room. Try a finer grit first to be safe. If you make a mistake, you'll
be paying for it. Do a test somewhere, maybe under a rug area, say w/ the
edge sander too. Polied up fine. Don't know nothing about sealer, and
such. Spar/martine poly allows movement for outdoor usage. Do not use
this. You want HARD on floors. This is inverse to "Spar" poly. I think
there are different types of sanders now, in the way they operate.



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