O.K...time for the final finish to go on the floor, and I was nervous about how it would go on, and how I would get the edges to blend in at I worked my way across the floor. The directions said keep working back into your already applied finish before it dries. But with such a huge space to work in and only 27% humidity in the room, I figured there would be no way to work quickly enough to keep up with the wet edge before it dried. The directions also said a second coat could be applied within 2 to 8 hours, but after 8 hours a light sanding would be required... NO WAY... Im NOT sanding this floor one more time !!! I started at one end of the room, working my way towards the front door, and it took two hours to get to the other end of the room .... So, I picked up my supplies and ran around the house, in through the back door and started all over again, working my way across the room with fresh supplies... WOW... 4 hours later, I had two coats of finish on the floor, and it was looking GREAT ! Do I dare go for the third coat !?!? Heck Yeah !!!! Ran around the house and started the third coat of finish !!! Things were looking terrific, and I was getting used to the process of blending in the edges.... I had three coats of finish down in 7 hours ! I cleaned up my tools and put away my supplies... Stood back and looked over the results of my labors.... I have to say... DANG, This floor looks GREAT ! REALLY GREAT! Now I do not want to put anything back on the floor, or into the room... I just want to stand back and enjoy to beautiful fresh clean shiny floors.... Is there a lesson to be learned here... Sure is ! Do not attempt to do a huge home improvement project like this on your own, while your spouse is out of town. I thought the only thing I would need to do was... Give the floor a good cleaning, a light buffing and a fresh layer of clear finish. WAS I WRONG !?!?!? Im happy I did it... I conquered my project... it was a test of my skills... Ill never do that again. Not even a small floor !
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:54:43 +0000
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