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| About I love trying out new things, especially when it comes to internet technology. I never really kept a journal, but it's something that I've always wanted to do. Now, everybody will get a chance to look inside my twisted, and somewhat-warped mind.
I've also subscribed to Audio Blog, so a few times a week, I'll leave actual voice blogs. Very cool!XML Newsfeed Previous Posts
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Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Hard Wood Floors Finally done with baby's room. Wall repair, window surround repair (plastering a la artiste), primering, painting, doors (painting faux wood doors takes three coats for some reason), and completely refinishing the blasted hardwood floor. Rented a U-Sander from Home Depot. Pretty neat... a massive device of four rotating and vibrating sanding discs... thing must've weighed 100 lbs. I didn't want to rent a huge drum sander for a little 9' X 9' room. U-Sander got the floor nice and flat, and I didn't need to be an expert floor finisher. Sanded with 36, 40, 80, and 120 grit sandpaper. Floor looked almost brand new when I was done. Threw down some crack filler, and the floor looked new after a final sanding. The first coat of mineral spirits (to clean floor and prep wood) really showed off the beauty of the wood. Too bad mineral spirits isn't a permanent hardwood floor topcoat. The first coat of polyurethane (I used oil-base) went on very nicely too. Wood soaked it up nicely and what remained was a nice satin sheen... hardly any shine (which is what I wanted), and the grain was ever-so-present. That first coat was just a short memory. The second coat went on after the full six hours cure time (had to turn AC off, so it was hot and humid all day). By the way, the oil base I'm using didn't need to be sanded between coats. The second coat sucked. Somehow, most of the floor devoloped air bubble acne. WTF? I'm using a nice, high-quality lamb's wool applicator, and I was sure to apply it in nice, even strokes, as if I was doing the president's oval office. So I waited another six hours for the topcoat to flash, and dusted it with 120 grit sandpaper (per the polyurethane's recommendation). It seemed to take care of the acne somewhat. I then re-mineral spirited the entire floor, grabbed a new applicator, and went to town. Acne again. WTF? So after two full days of toiling over a fricken 9' X 9' room, the results look like a rookie did the floor. Wait, I am a hardwood floor rookie. Lesson learned: treat the room to be polyurethaned like an Intel IC wafer clean room. Full body suit, sterile applicator, and keep the environment 70F/70 RH. I'm not going to resand. Room is done. Three coats of oil-based polyurethane is more than enough. If I was using water-based, I would need six coats, with sanding in between each one. Who's go that kinda time? And just think, I get to wake up in 3.5 hours after breathing the polyurethane fumes. Good thing Danielle stayed at her dad's. posted by Dino at 3:20 AM (permanent link)
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