You can do it with a rented buffing machine or with a sanding pole like the one used for sanding drywall.
Floor orbital after drum.
Step by step instructions no worries you can do it.
An orbital vibrating floor sander is like the drum sander operated while standing up.
Refinishing your hardwood floors is a task many homeowners prefer to do themselves but deciding on the necessary tools can be puzzling.
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Drum sanding for hardwood floors.
A drum sander or big machine as they are affectionately called within the industry is a large machine that you operate from a standing position.
Handled like a gentleman.
After you ve finished with the sanders the floor will look so good that you ll be tempted to skip this step.
Another great aspect of floor sanding is that anyone with enough motivation and a credit card can rent a professional quality drum or orbital sander from a local rental yard.
A drum sander is used to remove thick layers of finish from a wooden floor and can even re level an uneven floor which has swellings or depressions.
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The drum is applied to the floor by dropping a lever that lowers the drum onto the floor.
The difference is that the sanding head and sandpaper do not rotate.
Orbital sander an orbital sander is used for dirt removal or light sanding such as removing the top coat of finish or a layer of putty.
Keep in mind that if you have engineered wood flooring you can easily sand all the way through the veneer.
With the orbital sander i will scratch the surface and put on more urithane.
The best floor sander for beginning diyers unless you plan to sand many floors in your lifetime your best choice of floor sander is the random orbital sander from one maker in particular.
Instead they vibrate in tight circles.
Therefore the quantity shown may not be available when you get to the store.
It usually weighs in excess of 50kg and has a large spinning drum which holds the sandpaper.
I have used both definitely you will get a better result with the drum sander.