How do I make my old hardwood floors look like new again.?
Question:We purchased an old house that was built in 1910 and it has hardwood floors throughout. We want to eventually purchase new flooring for the house, but in the meantime will be using the old hardwood. Does anyone know if there is a way to make them look good without having to go about sanding and refinishing them. To be honest we just want them to look decent, a shine may not be possible beings they are so old and the finish is worn off. Thanks for any answers that come my way. I sure do appreciate it.
Answers:
I think you already know that the "right" way is to have them fully sanded and refinished. But for a temporary fix, you might get down on your hands and knees and use a fine grade of steel wool to cut through the surface, followed by a light sanding. There are devices which drywallers use, which allow you to sand the floor while standing.
Follow this with an application of Watco stain that's comparable to the existing color and hope for the best. Experiment first in a smaller area to be sure that this will work for you floor.
Have them sanded and varnished with 3 coats.
You can try deck wash it will even out the finish that is on them then just reseal them
You can have the floors buff and coated - (in some areas of the country they call this ...screening) . This knocks off the top layer of urethane, and a new layer of urethane is added. This process does not get into the surface of the wood - therefore, you are not creating dust from sanding. It can generally be done in a day and is usually half the price of a sand and finsh. But you will need to stay off of the floors for 24 hours while the urethane cures. As long as you understand that this is not going to be a cure all for your floors, but will get the finish even throughout, you'll be pleased with the results.
It will be much easier if you have this done before you move in.
Yep, sand & refinish best. Temporary, buy cheap sponge mop (& throw later) and have a old towels.
1) Murphy's Oil will add moisture to wood (not revive the shine). Apply to wood, wipe off excess allow to dry. Then,
2) apply wood polish such as Old English & wipe off excess.
get some Murphy's Oil Soap. Use it when you wash the floors. It cleans wood well and puts a shine to older wood. It also smells nice.
wash it really well and use a polyuretane ( oh i cant spell that) or you could give it a good rub down with olive oil that will help to cover scratches and give it a shine
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