They Left An Area On The Floor Not Finuished

If a recent home improvement project left you with an uneven finish it may be possible to lighten any dark spots and even out the floor s stain.

They left an area on the floor not finuished.

Wipe dark areas of the floor with mineral spirits. Covering the floors with area rugs or paper will inhibit the flow of oxygen and air to the floor surface thus stopping the curing process. Use of improper cleaners. Strip your finish off the floor with a good floor stripper about every 6 months.

If you see a small puddle or a spot you missed 6 feet out don t touch it. Hardwood may not be tightly fastened to the subfloor. Flooring that is not tightly secured sits just above the support in some spots. Be sure there is no finish or stripper left on the floor and that the floor is completely dry before appying new finish.

Covering floors prematurely with area rugs or paper drop cloths for painting before they are fully cured can lead to peeling finish easily scuffed floors and general underperformance. Usually floor covering is a more precise term than finish floor since the flooring tends to cover another structural layer of flooring. Use only a rayon finish head. Pour a small amount of wax onto the floor.

Focus on that one small area and ignore the rest of the floor. On floors that are not sanded finely enough the finish settles in the bottom of the sanding grooves but the tops of the grooves are covered with little finish. Products like oil soaps paste wax and furniture polish should be avoided since they are notorious for leaving a hazy sticky buildup on your floor. Once the finish is dry you can do minor repairs and that s easier than repairing a big area of overworked finish.

Still if you want the most durable hardwood floor finish it can last up to 25 years that s also low maintenance and you like the idea of installing wood flooring that s already finished. 3 to 6 coats are ideal. Apply wax with a finish mop. Spread an even thin coat over a 5 foot by 7 foot area.

Likely the floor wasn t sanded properly the finish was built up too quickly or the floor wasn t maintained correctly. With a market full of all kinds of wood cleaning products picking the wrong cleaner gets easier and easier the types of cleaners that were effective years ago might not have a good effect on modern wood floors. If using a wax mop spread the wax using an overlapping side to side.