On 1/20/2012 11:00 PM, Craig E wrote:
On Jan 20, 7:21 pm, "hr(bob)
wrote:
On Jan 20, 8:54 pm, Craig wrote:

I had my floors professionally done six years ago. They looked great
for 4 years. Then I got two dogs...

Now, they still look barely good, they polyurethane is almost gone. I
know how to fill in some slight cracks with wood filler.

I'd like to do the refinish on my own, since I'm going to have a good
amount of wear and tear thanks to the dogs.

Could I just remove the polyurethane with a stripping gel and re-apply
the polyurethane? I'd like to avoid sanding. Thought I'd check here
before I tried it on small area...

For starters, how many square feet have to be done, is it in an area
where you could open the windows or where you would rather not open
the windows? how much furniture would have to be moved, how long
could the room(s) be out of service?

Some sanding will be necessary as liquid or gel stripper still needs a
final smoothing. Do you have a belt sander, or could you rent one?


I have about 800 sq. feet., but I'd just do room to room, so it's
small areas and no rush. If gel stripper needs a fine smoothing, that
would defeat the purpose. I could rent a belt sander, I'd just need
some help getting started. I'm trying to avoid using it if possible.

if you rent the orbital floor sander (as opposed to the drum) you can't
really mess it up. It'll take longer, however. But if you're just
wanting to refinish and not necessarily go all the way to the wood, that
may be the right tool anyway. A hand held belt sander is NOT the right
tool.

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Steve Barker
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