How To Fix A Rough Floor Finish

Remember that dirt and grit on your floors can act like sandpaper scratching the finish.

How to fix a rough floor finish.

I just completed the long endeavor of refinishing original hardwood floors that were under the carpet upstairs. How to smooth a rough garage floor. Other common problems are spalling pop outs and delaminating. A full sanding won t be necessary.

With a rough finish the solution is to have the floor screened with a polisher and abrasive hand sand all the edges clean up well and apply another thin coat. Done correctly a spot repair is all but unnoticeable provided you ve correctly matched the finish and if necessary the stain. Matting agents tend to settle at the bottom of the container so if the finish isn t mixed well the finish will usually start out shinier and end up duller. Refinishing a floor is a big deal and if the floor has only one or two worn areas while the rest of the finish is in good condition it s more economical to make spot repairs.

During finishing the floor is leveled and smoothed with a surface that you can walk across on your bare feet. I applied the 2nd coat of satin poly minwax super fast drying polyurethane for floors and the floor feels mostly smooth except for some rough spots i can see dust bubbles but those areas feel smooth which i can live with. Whether it s a new floor or a repair mixing the finish properly is key. Mix the finish well.

Brush up on the basics of 8 popular options before choosing yours. Supermarket floor detergents can damage your floor s finish and are best avoided. Hardwood floor finishes have varying levels of ease durability even glossiness. When i do floors i like to work from my rough sand 40 grit up through 80 or 100.

He is looking for recommendations on how to fix it as best he can so it looks better and is more level. It also has high and low spots. The steel troweled bull float ridges that were fixed in the middle of the floor are smooth and very dark grey. With years of use though a concrete floor will wear down with the once smooth surface becoming roughened or damaged.

A well finished concrete floor should be comfortable to use as well as strong and durable. Every place it was bull floated is rough and a lighter grey color.