The best way to refinish wood floors without sanding is to use a technique called screen and recoat.
How to finish wood floors without sanding.
The hardwood floor refinishing process is easier and less expensive than sanding down to bare wood and takes less time.
Buffing or abrading the existing coat before refinishing or alternatively applying a chemical etching kit.
This involves scuffing up the finish with a floor buffer and applying a refresher coat.
The job requires using a buffer which you can rent at a home center and a vacuum to suck up dust.
Some pros refer to this as sandless refinishing but that can also refer to a different method that substitutes a chemical etcher for the buffer.
If your hardwood floor is only lightly worn damaged or scratched you may be able to refinish it without sanding.
There are two basic methods.
The high gloss protective layer adds some shine but isn t overly shiny.
The bona hardwood floor cleaner did a fabulous job of cleaning the floor without damaging them.