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I’m working on a refinishing project for my hardwood stairs and needed some guidance on best practices. Already did all of upstairs with a drum sander and now I have the stairs left to go, which I know will be a challenge. I plan on staining a “weathered grey” color and then applying poly...

Thanks for the reply. Okay great to hear. I was under the impression that you had to keep sanding with the drum floor sander until ALL the finish is removed and you only see the raw unfinished wood. Good to know that’s not the case. I’d prefer not to rent the drum sander again as I have...

Hi, I’m wondering how do I clean up finish marks that weren’t removed by the drum floor sander (likely due to cupping and/or uneven floors)? I made several passes with a 36 grit paper. I’d say I removed 99% of the finish but still have a few more marks on the edges. next steps: 1) use carbide...

Thank you for the reply. Okay, I’m going to rent it out more this weekend and start with 24 grit until all the finish is off. And per everyone else’s recommendations, I’m going to go with a “warm grey” color instead of a coffee color. Great community, everyone here rocks!

They wanted $5,000+. Southern California contractors are just outrageously overpriced like that :)

Yes of course I’m going to get an edge sander. I was more focused on how do I complete the bulk of the sanding job with the drum sander and can I move on (aka does it look like I properly removed all the finish?) From what I’ve read and seen online, the instructional videos oversimplify it and...

Hi all, I just joined this community and looking for some help on next steps for hardwood floor refinishing. I started doing a wood floor refinishing project in my home about 2 weekends ago. This is being done upstairs and covering about 500-600 sq. ft of floor (3 bedrooms and a hallway) not...