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How to Refinish Bruce Hardwood

Hubert Oresco

Bruce hardwood floors are reliable and durable floor products for your home. Like any hardwood floor, they will suffer wear and tear from regular exposure to dirt, heat and moisture. When the finish of Bruce hardwood floors becomes worn, you can restore it by refinishing the flooring yourself. By sanding the old finish off and applying a new finish, your Bruce hardwood floor will look like new.

Refinishing Bruce hardwood floors will revitalize the look of your home.
  1. Clean the Bruce hardwood floors of dirt with a broom and vacuum.

  2. Sand the Bruce hardwood floor with the vibrating sander and 60-grit sandpaper to remove the old finish. Vacuum the sawdust and sand the floor again with the vibrating sander and 80-grit sandpaper. Vacuum the floor and sand it a final time with the vibrating sander and 100-grit sandpaper. Clean the floor with the vacuum.

  3. Sand the edges and corners of the Bruce hardwood floor with the orbital sander and 80-grit sandpaper. Vacuum the floor clean.

  4. Apply a coat of stain to the floor with a foam applicator. Allow the stain to soak into the hardwood floor for the amount of time recommended by the manufacturer and wipe the excess stain off the wood with a clean cloth. Allow the stain to dry.

  5. Apply a thin coat of polyurethane onto the hardwood floor with a lamb's wool applicator. Allow the polyurethane to completely dry.