Screening Wood Floors Between Coats

Part of a regular maintenance program.

Screening wood floors between coats.

You ll be screening most of the floor with the floor polisher and screens. Learn how to screen and re coat a hardwood floor with polyurethane by watching the floor experts at pete s hardwood floors do it first. Screening a hardwood floor requires the use of a screen like pad that is installed on a 16 inch floor polisher which works similar to an oscillating sander. This is desirable because floor screening should only leave enough texture in the floor to allow a new coat of polyurethane to bond.

Screening both smooths the floors a bit and the abrasive action allows the polyurethane to adhere to the surface better. You will not have the option to change the stain color. Screening should remove only a tiny fraction of the existing finish. Instead of paying for a complete refinishing flooring can be brought back to life but don t expect deep scratches and dings to be removed.

After the floors are screened which could take an hour or two or sometimes 1 2 day to a full day pending on the areas we then apply 1 coat of polyurethane either oil based or water based. The screens are specialized. Wood floor screens for a buffer machine. The screen and recoat process can restore the glow of the floors and give them a refreshed look.

Screening is often called buffing since the screening is done with a buffer. Once your hardwood floor refinisher is satisfied that the wood floors are sanded properly the finish coats start to go on. This will always bring up the grain of the wood and your floors will no longer look as smooth as they were. 4 tips for screening hardwood floors before attaching the screen take the edge off it with 100 grit sandpaper loaded onto a palm sander.

The first coat is a wood sealer. We walk you through e. The screen and recoat also called buff coat procedure for hardwood floors is a cost effective method of fixing or revitalizing worn or dull floors. A screen and re coat is a good maintenance plan after you floors have been fully sanded and refinished.

A screen and re coat will over freshen up the top layer a polyurethane.