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Hi,
What is the best way to sand parquet flooring (drum sander?) and the
best finishing product to use when sanded on very high traffic areas
? I have done normal floor boards hard/soft wood but never parquet!

Cheers
Chris

Well- going with a drum sander, which the hire company recommends (have
phoned a couple, all say it's ok). I was thinking about the grain,but then
if I work down to a fine sanding sheet,I can't see a problem.Will finish it
of with 3 coats of polyurethane buffing between coats with one of the green
type floor scrubbers on a buffing machine.

Chris

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Did you call companies which also hire the orbital type?

Drum sanders will sand the floor, but you stand a much greater chance
of screwing it up. *I would at least try and find a belt rather than
drum sander (drum sanders are a bit dinosaur, these days - hired out
by generic hire companies rather than floor sanding specialists). *The
orbital type (like the Trio) would be much better for your job - but
hey, it's your floor. *Good luck.- Hide quoted text -

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Hi,

I've just used a Trio sander for a parquet floor and would definitely
recommend it. Very easy to use and very flat, smooth, level finish.
Most floor sanding specialist offer 'em. Probably not too good at
chewing through much depth of wood, e.g. if you have sticky up blocks
or even worse, dipped blocks...
Worth the extra cost over a drum or belt sander.
You'll probably also want an edge sander and possibly a corner sander.

I used Bona Mega (water based lacquer) to finish. Didn't bother with a
primer at the recommendation of a professional. Doesn't give you a
polished finish if that's what you're looking for though.
Easy to apply with a roller and can comfortably do 5 coats in a day.
No need to buff. I believe Bona Traffic is harder wearing.
Bought mine from www.bona1stopshop.co.uk since they have quite a good
offer on for Mega at the moment. 1 litre will do roughly one coat of
10sq.m.

Cheers,

Colin