The earlywood bands are softer and less dense than the latewood bands and lighter in color.
How to finish softwood floor bare spots.
You ll just be lightly abrading or scuffing the surface to remove imperfections in the existing finish and prepare it so that the new coat bonds well.
For surface scratches and normal wear and tear lightly sand the finish called screening and apply a new topcoat.
Use the same process to apply.
The finish and stain have been worn off.
In high traffic areas the finish and stain can wear away from your hardwood floors leaving the wood exposed and creating a visually unattractive patch.
This is the part of refinishing the floor without sanding that requires sanding but just a little.
Or other softwood floor.
Common softwoods include pine cedar spruce hemlock fir cypress larch redwood and yew.
Let it dry completely.
Softwood flooring which includes varieties such as cedar cypress fir hemlock pine and spruce offers a cheaper and more eco friendly alternative to.
You can get a softer finish for a natural looking protective barrier or a semi gloss finish to make your new floor really shine.
In such cases you ll want.
Consider rolling out an extra coat for added protection and shine.
You ll want to use the same type of finish product that was on your flooring originally.
Use a paint roller to evenly spread the polyurethane across the floor.
These woods are characterized by distinct alternating bands of earlywood and latewood.
After the stain dries for a few days you can add a coat of furniture wax or wipe on poly to really liven up the old wood.
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For more damaged flooring you ll want to completely sand the old finish off down to the bare wood.
You won t be sanding the floor to bare wood as you would for a full refinishing.
There are several places on my hardwood floors where bare wood is showing.
How to sand a softwood floor.
You ll need a wood conditioner for sure.