How To Refinish Engineered Wood Floors Without Sanding

Explain how to lighten dark hardwood floors without sanding.

How to refinish engineered wood floors without sanding. We cleaned the floor thoroughly with a Hoover Floorm. In this video I answer a simple question about engineered hardwood flooring. Thoroughly clean the floor with a pH-neutral cleaner and lightly rub it down to provide a key for the next coat.

Can you refinish it by sanding and staining it. It is important to strip down the hardwood floors apply a new stain for the wood that suits your needs and the top coat of a clear-finish. Adding a layer of polyurethane sealer to the existing finish a process known as refreshing the finish is a good option when light wear that hasnt penetrated the wear layer is starting to show on your flooring.

However at times you may stain your dull-looking floor without sanding. In some cases you may be able to apply a translucent glaze that can darken the color without a full sanding and refinishing job. The best way to lighten dark hardwood floors without sanding is to strip stain and coat them.

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. This process does not require sanding down to raw wood and removing part of the floors wear layer. To refinish a floor without sanding you need a floor thats already in quite a good condition.

You may be able to refinish your flooring up to three times if the wear layer measures at least three millimeters thick. As a general rule you can stain your current floor a darker color without issue and have good results except if they type of wood isnt conducive to dark stain. Refinishing engineered hardwood floors is ideal if your wear layer is thick.

This method involves a sanding screen but its not the messy and time-consuming process that comes with traditional sanding. Restoring hardwood floor to its original shine may require refinishing and sanding before staining with polyurethane. In some cases you may be able to apply a translucent glaze that can darken the color without a full sanding and refinishing job.