While it is possible to paint wood floors without sanding by using a high-adhesion primer, sanding is recommended for the ...

It’s generally best to sand wood floors before priming and painting, Hoffman says. You can use a palm sander or regular sandpaper (he advises starting with a coarse grit and finishing with medium).

Color-sanding is where you're smoothing out the clearcoatso when it's time to buff the paint, you get the most mirror-like finish possible. While none of this is hard to do, it does require a fair ...

Punch up a soft base coat of paint (like this ethereal gray) by using a stencil to create a high-contrast pattern. Prep your floors first by scuffing the wood to remove any existing finish and to ...

Only when the paint has a consistent, smooth, satin finish can you continue to the buffing stage, if you want a show-winning finish. See All 16 Photos Before is on the left.

Q. Help! I painted the walls in my house recently. Now I notice paint marks on my newly refinished floors. Is there a way to remove the marks without damaging the floors? Alexandria A. If you ...

Painting the floors is usually a simple do-it-yourself job even for the inexperienced homeowner. ... Use a hand-sanding block with medium grit sandpaper and lightly sand the entire floor surface.

Do the proper prep You don’t need wood floors to benefit from the transformative powers of paint. Pearson, a specialty floor painter who’s worked on several of Redd’s rooms, has brushed up ...

For many do-it-yourself families, summer is wood floor sanding season. Add that to the long list of jobs like house painting, yard renovation, and paving projects.

Painting your floors is not an easily reversible decision, and the job will have to stand up to a lot of wear and tear. But if you're willing to put in the work, it can be a cost-effective way to ...