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      Rejuvenating Hardwood Floors

Does your wood floor look grimy and rundown? Are you considering restoring it to its once brilliant finish? Sometimes all a hardwood floor needs is a facelift, not a complete sanding. It's often the case in older homes when the floor has an old varnish, shellac, or oil finish and looks dark and dingy. If you're uncovering a wood floor that has been kept hidden under carpet for a long time, you should be thankful that is has been protected from scrapes and dings.

A floor renovator can help you rejuvenate your wood floor without sanding. This process softens a fine layer of the surface coating and then replaces it with a new sealer. Rent a floor polisher with steel wool and lamb's wool buffing pads. The steel wool pads clean the floor while removing the top layer of surface coating. When dry, apply paste wax with lamb's wool pads and buff it. For more protection and shine, you might want to apply more than one coat of the wax.

Before beginning the project, ensure that you have moved all the furniture out of the room in question. It's not always easy to find another convenient location to store them while you work on the flooring, but it is extremely important to have a cleared surface. Also, ensure there is plenty of ventilation as you work in the room. Don't box yourself in. Begin working in the farthest corner of the room and work your way with the machine to the doorway. In no time at all you will have a glorious "almost new" hardwood floor.

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