The floor refinisher, Brian, and I engaged in a conversation yesterday about the tack cloth. He didn't know what I referring to because it's not something, I suppose, that he uses. My concern was removing every bit of dust from the floor before Brian put on the first coat. Brian is very patient with me because he's such a patient guy overall. Patience is one of the virtues that makes Brian an excellent floor refinisher. He explained that over his 9 years of refinishing floors, he's tried all sorts of methods and products and has settled on those that he feels works best.
I guess that would be similar to a seller in Land Park asking me if I would change how I market and sell homes in Land Park. After a while, you figure out what works and what doesn't. Years of experience counts.
Below is a photo of the floor after leveling and sanding, and before the first coat of sealer:
You can see that the spot where I had overwatered the plant is totally invisible. That's because Brian replaced the boards. But they blend in so well, you can't even tell where the new boards start and the old boards end. In addition, he replaced boards where a floor vent had once been in the upper left. He was also able to remove the huge gouge in the wood left after the previous owners moved a piano, which put a deep scratch in the floor. In fact, all the scratches are gone. Even the silver-spotted areas that reflected high traffic.
Here is a photo of how the floor appears after the first coat:
It looks a little glossy but that's because the floor is wet. It won't be that dark nor that glossy after it dries. The product that Brian used is a commercial catalyzed sealer in a satin finish. After this dried for several hours, he applied a second coat. Later, he will buff it out, because any wet product on a wood floor raises the grain.
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