Save your back by using a floor buffer.
Floors taped finished and painted.
Oak floors painted in benjamin moore s platinum gray enamel with modern effect.
If it s finished wood floors you re painting you ll need to sand and prime.
Tape applied on walls and the wood floor had pulled off the paint and the floor finish.
Prep your floors first by scuffing the wood to remove any existing finish and to make paint adhere well.
The most effective way to do this is to scuff itwith 120 or 150 grit sandpaper.
The flooring contractor applied masking tape to the walls to hang plastic for dust containment.
He then sanded and finished the floor with a urethane finish.
A brooklyn townhouse reinvented with style and restraint.
Floor paint adheres well to most floor finishes as long as the finish has been de glossed.
Porch and patio floor paint i used behr flintridge pfc 42 storm pfc 64 tar black pfc 75 and pacific fog pfc 62 in matte finish painter s tape a tape measure a straight edge i used a yardstick a small paint roller a one inch paintbrush floor polyurethane i used bona sport poly 350 in satin.
Photograph by matthew williams for remodelista from nordic beauty.
That can be an onerous job if you have to do it with a pad sander especially if the floor is large.
That usually involves sanding and priming the floor.
Non porous surfaces such as tile or laminate require a specialty primer to seal the surface such as bin or kilz.
To minimize sanding time karen burke of bravura finishes in portland oregon suggests using a deglosser like krud kutter gloss off.
After the finish dried he used masking tape to protect the floor with red rosin.
Painted floors how to paint a floor.