Sanding Against The Grain, LIKE A MANIAC

This is just a sneak preview to my full Floor Sanding and Refinishing Video Course. In this video, I demonstrate, not only diagonal sanding (sanding against the grain of the wood) but doing so on an exceptionally uneven floor.

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[DansEuropeVlog]

Little did he know when he filmed it, that mask would be worth its weight in gold right now.

[dumitruursu]

I got this exact floor sander as a rental in Romania. The hold plate was a bit messed up, and I kept breaking belts. A few drops of super glue on the overlapped belt helped a great deal :-)

[johnv]

Your demonstration shows that in the real world nobody has ideal flat floors.

[JonathanHarrex]

He was right . Simple . He was right. 🙏👏

[velvetpaws]

Thanks for all the great demonstrations and valuable advice. I just wanted to say something about how you end a sanding run, as I am (I believe) a keen observer of details.... so I noticed that you finish each pass by lifting the front end of the sander up slightly before stopping. I assume that is necessary if one wants to avoid making a deeper groove at the end of a pass. So, basically, it avoids gouging the floor where one stops and starts each pass. I'd love to hear your comment on this, please!

[mrj-charles]

I pulled up carpet and vinyl in a 100 yr old home. Underneath that is plank flooring. Never been finished just bare wood. I am watching your videos trying to figure out if it is worth giving it a go to see what these will look like with a finish on them. Currently they have a weathered greyish look to them. Also uneven like your video.

[srihari]

Need help.. What is the best way to sand basket weave pattern flooring ?.. strainght or diagonal ?. Thank you !!

[hardwoodstudio]

Hey, have you tried a flooring drum sander? It's all I've used and it flattens floors in one pass even that uneven. Using 36 grit sand paper.

I've always wanted to try a belt, but never have.

[geworthomd]

Q1. Instead of also renting a floor edge sander can I just use a walk behind drum sander cross cut with X grit sand paper
Q2. Water vs oil based urethane?
Q3. When would a person in your video know when to add a walk behind buff sander when cutting down with a drum sander and which grit?
Q4. Lastly, on another project i have water based urethane 15 years old that I just want to freshen up. There are no damaged spots. Should I start with 80 grit drum sander or buffer with 80 grit. I have a 13 inch buffer. Some posts say not to sand at all but to use something on the bottom of my 13 inch buffer. Your thoughts?

[robynmacneil]

I appreciate your videos so much. I'm doing this right now to my 5"maple. I refinished the floor a few years back but the acrylic polyurethane was terrible. It was hardly a protective coat so the beautiful floor is scratched, stained and watermarked and even yellowed. A true yellow, not amber. When I started to sand it seemed like the paper wasn't hitting the ground...then it was it spots. I came to realize that it's not flat anymore. I remembered you mentioning the diagnal in another video so here I am to find out more haha! Quick question, I'm coming in on a 45 now, can I try a 90 degree next or is that breaking the rules? I'm so tempted to try...
Any thank you, thank you, thank you! You are better at teaching than you realize too. You are full of the details and it's wonderful for us question boxes! Lol ;) All the very best :)

[taz]

lol homedepot. I went yesterday and every drum sander and oscilating sander was broken and unavailable.

[Toomuchtom]

I have a floor with uneven boards in a hallway but in order to sand it I have to go perpendicular to the grain. Trying to figure out the best way to go at this. A square oscillating sander? A buffing sander? An edging sander? Ughhh

[johnv]

I have tried that machine and the bag split sending dust everywhere. Lately I have tried a Bono machine, very good.

[geoffgeoff]

Knowing what grit is a challenge. I started with P60 on afairly good floor with slight cupping but stained. I tended to walk too slow and didnt get a great finish. Going with the grain. Only sanding in forward direction. I finished with 80 grit. It was all a guess.

[jakejp]

Hi mate, got a couple of floors to redo after 10 years they're looking tired. So I'll be hiring the same machine you're using here. My question is on dust extraction, I know it's messy with the bag, what set up are you using here? Looks miles better! Cheers bud

[krakenwoodfloorservicemcma]

Looks like a handy little drum machine.. I would love to have a small one for hallways. I work completely alone and spend so much time edging.

[amycheung]

Seeking advice: we're trying to hire someone to refinish our floors. One company offers a "dustless sanding option" (a "trailer-mounted" special containment system, as described on their website) with extra charge. Our contractor recommends a different company and says essentially dustless just means it's attached to a vacuum machine and he said essentially all sanders are attached to a vacuum machine and not sure why we have to pay extra for that. Wondering if you could give us some pointers. Is there any difference between "dustless sanding" and "regular" sanding? Thanks a lot.

[mikedeman]

Question if I may (maybe a silly question). I recently saw a parquet floor that hadn't been cared for. The finish in the centre of the room was worn off and the wood was very badly stained. I'm guessing that the dirt is deeply engrained into the wood. I've seen your video about sanding a parquet floor and I was wondering if you would ever make a first pass with an electric planer all over the floor to, say, remove 1-2mm to get clean wood before then sanding to get a fine finish?

[SH-rhoy]

How come you’re using an HSS hire sander?

[dinfrayvilelajuares]

Great job man! Have a question Did you have any videos of how eliminate terrible squeaky noises from wood floors? Thanks