This Finish Makes Your Floor Look Like BARE WOOD!

[@hangtime8256]

I refinished 1000sgft in my house recently and they came out incredible. Largely thanks to your videos and website. One thing I won’t do again is edge that much floor. Lol

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

It takes time to build up edging muscles.. it hurts everyone at first.

[@chris.tirpak]

Great and timely video. I am extending my existing floor and it has that definite orange/butterscotch color and I have been trying to find a way to keep the more natural blond color when done. Bona Traffic HD came up as an option here in the US and now I will definitely check out the other Bona product and the others you list. My existing wood is 3/4" x 3 1/4" #2 Red Oak and I am stitching in several more rooms to match. I have searched all over KZbin and keep coming back to your channel for how-to's on the sanding and finishing. What resonate's for me from experience is that it is always worth doing it right the first time even if it takes a little more research. If I can get some good video I'll post it up. Thanks for all the great content.

[@TheLittleBlueFly]

You are the floor MASTER!❤️ We are taking on our 81 year old wood floors this year. Thank you for the fabulous instructional! When I share my finished floors I will make sure to give your channel a huge shoutout!!! Thank you so very much! Absolutely beautiful❤️🏡❤️!!!

[@HowToSandAFloor]

The Little Blue Fly good luck I hope it turns out well!

[@briandarlage9815]

Thanks for posting! I hate shiny wood floors yet never saw anyone do anything but until this video. This is the route I am going!

[@underwun]

Thank you. Best advice ever is start with a course grit or you end up doing what we did. 80>60>40>60>cross 60>80>100>120, NOW we are facing the final buff sanding with a rectangular oscillator and then a filler made from sawdust and titebond 3. Then the finish (not sure what we should use, we have cypress) comments welcome. Pictures will follow for anyone that's interested. Thanks again Ben you are the oracle!

[@thomasknight5989]

If only you’d posted that a week ago man ,, after we had prepped a new herringbone parquet my wife and agreed that we loved the pale / “powdery” look of the bare wood ,,, but knew with a 3 year (and mainly myself) that it wasn’t practical ! I’ll probably end up trying this in the future

[@thomasknight5989]

Great content ! Best out there 👍👍

[@jasonurban3597]

Bona makes a sealer it will keep your floors that color

[@texasfossilguy]

Only flooring channel worth a thumbs up!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 Man you could probably find a "how to" on flooring sanding using the corner detail sander 🤣 This is legit. Boom. Done. Kind of like a vaccuum but sanding. Well done. I am definitely going to continue watching your videos.

[@reedrobb]

You look like a hardwood angel with that glow behind your head. So beautiful!

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Haha, I noticed that and did it deliberately

[@ciarannewsome1740]

Thanks to Ben’s videos I’ve done my parquet in the living room, dining room & now floorboards in one of the bedrooms. They’ve turned out that good that when I posted on to Facebook a video of them that I was recommended to someone else to do 3 rooms of Oak parquet. I’m not saying I’m good but what I am saying is Ben’s tips & advice are what made my floors turn out so we’ll. for the next room I’ll be looking in to these clear products rather than the Osmo I used

[@KandicePolut]

Beautiful! I want my orange-red floors to look like this!

[@jasonurban3597]

Where are you located the reason why your floors are like that it's probably a varnish or shellac

[@juanez8]

This looks great. Greetings from NYC USA

[@JeremyGreysmark]

looks amazing! Wooden floors are just so much nicer than carpet!

[@squintclinic]

Lovely finish. I recently built a sun room extension and ran the original pitch pine block floor straight through. The reclaimed blocks I used weren’t a perfect match (when are they ever!) - it looked nuts, at one point we had the original floor (treated with Fiddes Matt Glaze, pretty orange after a few years of UV), the new flooring (traditional dark varnish) and a whole section mid-sanding that was two different colours again! I chose Bona Natural (two-part water based) with the Bona Natural Primer. It looks mint - the variation in colour works to its advantage with a natural finish, especially with so much natural light. In the past I’ve used Bona Traffic but that darkened it up and added orange tones. The Natural just looks beautiful!

[@__Timo__]

Beautiful job again! Didn't know that laquer can give a kind of that natural look. My floors are oiled, for natural look there are also many special (hard wax) oils, sometimes with a light white pigment to slow down the darkening. Oiled floors provide a more natural feeling, laquer is sometimes a little more like plastic/laminate-feeling for me.

[@justjacqueline2004]

Nice job great craftsmanship.

[@HardwoodFloorRefinishing101]

Time 9:30....You can eliminate the dry lines when cutting perimeter by feathering into the floor. Feather the brush in the same direction the planks are running and you won't have a hard brush line...your roller is moving in the same direction so its a seamless blend..no brush line!

[@butterpecanrican_]

I think that's why he went over it again after he was done sanding the floor, only he was going in the direction of the wood?

[@robertscottII]

that edger is incredible. you didn't have to remove the baseboard.

[@k.r.lionheart6460]

Any chance on doing a tutorial on how to apply osmo raw 3044 which has a white oxide tint

[@ciarannewsome1740]

Nice tips Ben. Thank you for all the advice you gave when I asked about my Parquet, it’s come out brilliant however having to sand again as a certain someone isn’t keen on the stain even though we did a test plank 🤦 hey ho though it’s all fun & games.

[@leerosson216]

Looks like Bona natural seal Tends to look perfect right when it’s done. Also tends to go blotchy over time. I would not go all in with this until you have some long term jobs done 25%white stain still looks the best Matte Glitsa will make it look like actually raw wood,sheen and all!

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Been using Blanchon bare timber for 3 years. I have seen some of them go blotchy

[@leerosson216]

@@HowToSandAFloor staining a floor “natural “takes a little practice, but the results can be absolutely stunning I quit using natural seal after a year and a couple resands

[@Hellsong89]

Cool didnt know about product like this but now i know.. Honestly on the floor i like the normal stuff more to give it some more contrast, but then again that could be the boards used that make it so. I definitely have other uses for this stuff and need to get my hands on some, but for floor, i'l go with the old 2K stuff our floors were coated 30 years ago.. rumor has it that guys that did it still has some old stock even though it was banned here, like everything else that is durable as hell.

[@melissareid640]

beautiful

[@john90304]

Great video I am currently redoing my wood stairs and I need some help getting them ready for re staining. How do I get an even wood tone ? What machine do you recommend using? I have a random 5” orbiter & a square 4 1/2 palm sander Red devil hand scrapper

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

5:10 one handed John Wayne action.. I like trick cuts too.. passes the time.

[@jasonurban3597]

Wow looks amazing

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Cheers 🍻

[@Wedgestand]

Nice work as always.

[@fabriciodossantosdeoliveir1800]

The floor turned out very well, but My question to you is, why do you cut with the big machine on the opposite side?

[@Marigoldblu]

Love the finished floor :)

[@Group51]

What a difference. Wow.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Yes! It looks better in real life

[@luisaoves4401]

Love your videos Ben. Can these products be used for Parquet in messy kid and dog houses? I'm in the US and REALLY like the look of the Loba Invisible Protect AT but have pups that are not totally housebroken. Suggestions? We sanded with Belt sander 36, 60 and 80 grit... have some sanding lines.. What's next? Do we fill first then use random orbital sander? Do we just use a buffer? Do we sand/buff in between coats of the laquer? What grit/buff pad? Final coat then buff one last time? I haven't found the answers to how to finish it. Thanks!

[@garyroe2929]

It’s an absolute brilliant job you’ve done , but have a really nice floor is in fact showing the grain texture through reflection, even a satin would be nice , makes it look ceramic when flat , , , skalp tec uk , have a look , job for job 😜 brill floor lads

[@annetttt]

Will it have the same effect with wood filler?

[@daletrade5178]

does this work for teak?

[@ParkettaKarkusz]

Lagler Trio vs Bona flexisand ? Which is better ? Thank you

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Thank you for asking. And so many will disagree with me but the Lagler trio is significantly better. If your goal is quality

[@sprucelodge]

See you use mostly lagler sanding machines , ever consider doing a sander comparison , Hummel vs bona Nice work by the way

[@Carrion00]

Did you put a primer or sealer down first, looked like you did just one coat of lacquer and job done. I presume you left out all the buffer re-sanding re-lacquering etc.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

3 coats of lacquer with no primer.

[@kanedNunable]

my external decking is a bit knackered for the top couple of mm. can one of these machine sand the top few mm down so can restain do you think?

[@goodhousefloorcarerepair1290]

What is the name of the edger you are using?

[@rk50477]

Thanks for a helpful video. I just completed my floors using this product and wondered whether you’re meant to buff them at the end? If so, what kind of buffer would you recommend?

[@HowToSandAFloor]

No once you apply the final coat you just let it dry and it’s done. Does it feel a bit rough?

[@rk50477]

@@HowToSandAFloor thanks for the reply! It doesn’t feel as smooth as the old shiny varnish that was on it before, but I wouldn’t say it’s rough.

[@GBUK01]

How much would it cost for a floor this size to be sanded, stained and finished. Gotta try work out whether to do it myself or get someone in. Cheers

[@MissJ224]

I like it

[@jeffp7958]

How’s that not gum up your paper. What grit do you start with? I did a room today and started with 60. It was gummed up so fast. I went through a lot of paper quickly

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Different coatings gum differently. If you’re using 60 and it’s gumming up, drop to 36 or 40

[@niz1290]

is this a red oak wood floor?

[@julieleajones1469]

Can I wax over lacquer (the filler that I made with the wood dust) or do I have to use lacquer or poly for the whole floor ? BTW love your how to sand videos. My Dad used to do our floors when I was young, I wish he were still around to ask

[@danielcotton7707]

Great finish, I've been using Bona's Ultra Matt for a while now on jobs and had good results. Just wondering how this 2 part coating you used compares, assuming that you've used Bona's ultra matt. Because I find it still yellows slightly, especially on older floors. All the best Dan

[@tc5111]

Awesome video, pal! May I ask, are there lacquers that are mid-range between 'orangey' and 'bare'?

[@HowToSandAFloor]

yes, most normal clear lacquers are not that orangy. check out my video "I RUINED MY FLOOR can you fix it?"

[@Modsnake98]

That looks amazing. What product should i look for in the states to get that low sheen?

[@joshuaricks7730]

He linked it in the description brother.

[@kanedNunable]

that looks mint

[@marvingoldsmith2688]

What’s the best filler method if you are going for the natural look? Is your other video regarding the filler method you use appropriate? Or does that end up looking too dark?

[@denisconor648]

Love it.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

🙌🏽

[@davidh2095]

How you finding the paddle Ben is it worth it

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

That’s nuts!

[@REDCLAYHOMESTEAD]

Nice

[@honorataavila9600]

I like tbe floors! I am about to do tbe same! What product you recommend i am in NZ!?

[@therealemceekay]

Beautiful job as usual. We have some crowning and gapping on our prefinished beech floors. We're also not as fond of the strong yellow tinge. We are considering have them refinished to breathe some new life into them. Would this technique be suitable or is there something else we should consider? (Understanding that there's only so much you can diagnose in a KZbin comment.)

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Marianne K absolutely, don’t stain beech it doesn’t turn out well, just use normal clear lacquer or this stuff

[@therealemceekay]

@@HowToSandAFloor Thanks! Hopefully sanding will address/minimize some of the warping/gapping and based on your video it sounds like these raw-look finishes are stronger than they look (which was another concern I had).

[@gerlofboy2011]

What grit you use on your rotex? And witch position you put it? Me most of time on fine and on rpm nr 3

[@1larock]

Please list your equipment (Sanders etc), great video, thanks!

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Lagler hummel, Lagler flip, Bona FlexiSand. Festool rotex 150, festool ctl26 with Oneida ultimate dust deputy, Numatic wood worker.

[@1larock]

@@HowToSandAFloor Great, and thanks for the quick reply!

[@ThePerseph1]

Insightful. Thank you... So you can’t paint them with standard wood paint then for the desired colour, it has to be lacquer? Can I hire these sanders? They look like they’d be pretty expensive.

[@corvusmoneduloides7420]

Forget about the floor. Can you do something about the ceiling at 13:05?!!

[@Busycarlos124]

Brilliant timing for me doing this next month! Just watched all your video in preparation. 1 question, is that just a buffer machine you use before applying the solution with a buffer pad? Reason being in based in Edinburgh and can't seem to find anywhere to rent a finishing sander.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Charles Murray no it’s a multi disk head. It’s called the Bona flexisand. HSS have the sand glider which is ok for finish sanding, it’s featured in my video course

[@Busycarlos124]

@@HowToSandAFloor brilliant thanks for the info

[@perahardwoodfloors7125]

ever heard of a scraper ad file for corner???

[@hardwoodstudio5833]

Do you use any conversion finishes?

[@tomar3]

Great video. What do you think to the non 2 part stuff? I've been having a look online and noticed in your link you also have a primer. Is this step necessary? I'm doing a 3 x 4m room and would like a natural finish so any product recommendations/links I'll gladly follow. Cheers

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Sorry I missed this, what do you mean by natural finish? do you mean clear? or do you mean you want it to look like bear wood?

[@tomar3]

@@HowToSandAFloor bear wood yes

[@CGKA2020]

So happy to have found your channel and this episode in particular. This is exactly the finish I've been looking for so I found a Blanchon supplier that will deliver but when I asked for the 'Intensiv Bare Timber' (that you used here) she said that I probably meant that I wanted the 'Original Wood Environment' (?!) Can you please tell me what/if there's a difference?

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Definitely not original wood environment, Blanchon Intensive Bare Timber.

[@CGKA2020]

@@HowToSandAFloor Thanks!!

[@RNicolasRuvalcaba]

What sander are you using for the corners ? BTW, nice looking floors.

[@HimmelaufErden]

what stain color is the orange gold ?

[@HowToSandAFloor]

its usually just clear lacquer or oil

[@DineoDowd]

Where can I rent this sander

[@HowToSandAFloor]

If you’re near a big city just search floor sander hire. You’re unlikely to get these machines outside of big cities

[@pqworks9019]

What kind of grit were you using to sand the lacquer off of the floor?

[@ciarannewsome1740]

Depending on the state of the wood, 50/60 then 80 then 120 grit. Final on my parquet was 120 that I did & it’s very smooth but not to the point you slip easily.

[@carinlynchin8255]

Woooooowww....so how far do you travel? International? 😂

[@HowToSandAFloor]

If there’s enough money yes! Unfortunately I recently was invited to help on a very special job in the states but you can’t go there without a certain medical procedure!

[@RooibaardBoerseun]

Bro please help me get hold of this product or similar to in South Africa... I’ve been looking for something like this but since South Africa is Delayed with almost everything for years I haven’t been able to find something like this but have known that when I apply something like watered down wood glue I am able to get lighter affect but this slightly raises the grain and it just doesn’t dry smooth so I can’t see myself finishing a floor with it. If you know of anything similar available in South Africa Id really appreciate it man.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

All waterbased finishes raise the grain, you get 2 coats down then rub the floor down with 150 grit to smooth it off again then put final coat down. You can try Loba invisible, bona natural primer (and traffic or mega natural on top) pallman pure, that’s all of them as far as I know

[@gerlofboy2011]

In Holland we have skylt original. first laquer whit this look since 2003

[@jasonurban3597]

You're running Hummel drum edger. Why not use the trio. Great job tho. And u really did ruff cut on a big angle

[@kenwaltson7113]

I agree on angle but a trio isn't used for ruff cutting

[@sumerrose5693]

I'm getting ready to do my wood floors. I already know how to paint like a pro and skim walls (thanks internet!) But floors? Little above my comfort level. So what does one do? Start reading blogs and looking to KZbin! I'm watching all these videos and reading all these blogs and I'm thinking holy crap those floors look like sh¡t! Then I stumbled onto your videos and was like hmm ok this guy seems a bit more legit floors look better. So I watch a few videos and subscribe then go through your library where I find you ebook stuff best $ I have spent! Seriously. Question: pretty sure I can get duraseal (family connection if I can't buy it outright), would you recommend duraseal over Bona Traffic HD since I could get it? I like the low VOC and dry time of Bona but wear is my main concern. Have cats and kids and want something that will hold up to abuse.

[@jasonurban3597]

Bona makes a nice product it's called natural seal

[@HowToSandAFloor]

I’ve actually never used it but I’m told it’s very fiddly. I’ve avoided it for that reason

[@jasonurban3597]

@@HowToSandAFloor yeah you have to be careful with real hard to spread it's like Elmer's glue and it will leave start and stop marks if you don't know what you're doing it's very hard to back yourself out of it it just drags I t bar it

[@jdn42y11]

What's the point of sanding a floor on an angle, when you can just cut it regularly? Doesn't it make it easier going with the grain of the wood? You're doing extract sanding if you ask me

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Cutting diagonally flattens the floor more than straight sanding, alternating between diagonal and straight on each grit is the best recipe for getting the floor as flat as possible. It’s also more aggressive and will remove more wood which is great on the first cut when you need to take off at least a millimetre of wood.

[@gamerbot5661]

I usually only cross grain it if it’s super cupped and warped, it’s not always necessary but it does make for a flat floor.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Marshall Wright you can start out with a flat floor, sand it with the grain through every grit and you will end up with a floor that’s no longer flat, In my experience

[@gamerbot5661]

@@HowToSandAFloor well you have to finish with the grain anyways so how’s it not going to be flat? I also only rough cut with a sander and do all my slicking with a bona flex sander. If you can afford one it’s well worth your investment.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Marshall Wright I have a trio and a Flexi. I’m selling my flexi. Not a massive fan. The wood varies in density, one board is more dense than another so when you roll over the board end it dips down, then when any of the wheels run over that dip it telegraphs into another dip where the drum sits at that moment, every pass with the sander will exaggerate this effect, leaving lines that go across the floor, turning 25+ degrees will remove all of that. Doing it on each grit keeps it as flat as possible before you get to the finishing sander. Some floors are less susceptible to it, like maple strip. But oak and especially pine (the knots really lump up). Always start to ripple

[@omay2507]

What type of sealer is that? That you can roll on?

[@HowToSandAFloor]

There’s no sealer, 3 top coats of waterbased poly

[@patrickbladow1412]

So you do not seal the wood? You only apply three coats of matte poly??? Please reply back

[@HowToSandAFloor]

@@patrickbladow1412 that’s right. For this particular lacquer. Bona have a natural primer and normal top coats. But most of these lacquered are just 3 top coats

[@patrickbladow1412]

@@HowToSandAFloor where can I rent the best product sanders in the USA. Does Home Depot hav these products?

[@lazygardens]

You should take the baseboards (skirting?) off. It is far easier to get a good edge.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

No one does that in the UK. Should I take the architraves off too? I agree that Ideally they wouldnt be there, but its too much added work and if the client doesn't want to pay for that then...

[@lazygardens]

@@HowToSandAFloor Sell it to them! Point out that they can refinish the skirting and architraves more easily while they are off and spiff up the whole room so you don't have the contrast of paint-clogged trim boards and fresh flooring. At least the shoe molding (the small one closest to the floor) can come off.

[@jasonurban3597]

Why do you use a Hummel drum but not a trio you use a power drive instead

[@HowToSandAFloor]

I bought a flexi because everyone was saying how good it is, after 6 months I sold it again

[@jasonurban3597]

@@HowToSandAFloor nothing compares to the trio

[@HowToSandAFloor]

@@jasonurban3597 bingo

[@daniels1293]

Yo that was some erratic edging technique, I could never really figure out how to edge comfortably with the flip

[@makersmark5607]

What's the deal with all these tiny rooms. Is that the camera you are using?

[@TotemoGaijin]

I guess I just don't understand the appeal of a wood floor looking like lumber you picked up fresh from the home center.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

😙

[@spanishjohn420]

that ceiling is horrible

[@HowToSandAFloor]

😂 i know, right?

[@hasparke]

Altyazılara Türkçe erkler misin

[@daletrade5178]

PLEASE STOP with terrible "music"... pleaase

[@tygavin04]

Your music is killing me,

[@tygavin04]

I could not take it after 6 min.

[@HowToSandAFloor]

😂 sorry, it kills me aswell tbh

[@drinkpuppy]

Raw wood color looks so ugly and unfinished.

[@today7518]

There's something for everyone. Maybe not for you, but natural looks beautiful in many situations..

[@Mooncou]

how much cost a floor like this to do it?

[@HowToSandAFloor]

I think I charged 1200+Tax on this.