How Do You Refinish A Painted Wood Floor?
If you want to refinish a painted wood floor, you first have to get rid of all the paint. This may seem daunting, but once you get started, generally you will find that the process is not as bad as you feared. However, you should allow a minimum of four days to refinish the floor completely. Clear out the room. This means remove all furniture and sweep out all the corners. It is going to get dusty, and if you do not have a clean room to start with, it will soon get unbearable. Sand the paint off the floor. Start out with the lowest grit sandpaper (50), which is also the roughest. Use the sandpaper to scrape the paint off the floor. Once you have removed the paint with the 50-grit paper, move on to 150 and 250 grit. By the time you are done, you should easily be able to identify the grain of the wood. Put some wood bleach on a cloth and apply it to the stained areas. Once the stain has lifted (this may take between 5 and 15 minutes), you can wipe down the area with a damp rag to remove
