How To Lighten Wood Floors Without Sanding

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How to lighten wood floors without sanding.

This is the exact time i d use a product like this instead of sanding and stripping down the wood. Dip a 2 in 5 1 cm paintbrush with natural bristles into the finish stripper and paint it onto the wood that you re lightening. There are two basic methods. With bona s innovative products you can now refinishing your hardwood floors without sanding.

Buffing or abrading the existing coat before refinishing or alternatively applying a chemical etching kit. Instead use a simple chemical etching technique and apply a new topcoat of finish. Apply a lighter colored wood stain to the hardwood floor using rags. And they look much nicer with the flooring without clashing with it.

Use long and even strokes when wiping the wood stain onto the hardwood floor remembering to work with the grain. I don t recommend this product for every makeover project but when you have something small like this that needs a quick little update this is perfect. It also works on plastic laminate floors. Apply finish stripper to the wood you want to lighten and let it sit for 20 minutes.

Thoroughly clean the floor with a ph neutral cleaner and lightly rub it down to provide a key for the next coat. You may otherwise be on a budget and just want to spruce up your floor. This video shows how to use the different bona products to prepare your wood floor without sanding. To lighten weathered wood or deep stains from water rings ink and pigmented stains.

To refinish a floor without sanding you need a floor that s already in quite a good condition. Renew the finish on your wood floor without the hassle of sanding. Use a finish compatible with the existing finish. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine.