Kristof
15th October 2007, 09:11 PM
Glad I've found this forum, as I'm new to all this and still trying to plan things out before diving in too deeply. I've found a lot of useful info here already, but I do have a few dumb newbie questions. So, be patient with me. :)
Guess I'll start with the facts - Firstly, if it helps, I'm in the Redbank area. Ripped up the old lino & carpet to find pine flooring (not sure what type of pine, but it certainly looks quite pine-ish to me) about 140mm. The boards were laid before 1970 & appear to be recycled wall boards judging from the small decorative groove down one edge of each board. They also had a very hard, thick, very worn paint on them making me think they could be 50ish years older than that. I've done an initial rough sand with a bunnings floor sander and decided that although some of the boards are banged up a bit, they'll be good enough for me. I'll always go with character over perfection. I wont be gap filling or nail hole filling either.
The sanding is not the problem here, it's the finishing. With the vast array of products on the market, and my entry level knowledge of them, I really have very little idea of which type of product to use. I know how I'd like & not like them to look though. I don't want them to look like pine with a 100% crystal clear coating or a really dark jarrah, but somewhere in between. Gloss finish with a thick warm glow. Does that make sense? :)
Just not sure what visual effect all these products can have. Any advice you could give me? Any before & after pics perhaps? Can't really afford to buy dozens of sample pots, especially when some of these products smallest size is 1L and costs near $40.
Any help would be very much appreciated. Hope this wasn't too vague or long winded :)
Thanks.
Guess I'll start with the facts - Firstly, if it helps, I'm in the Redbank area. Ripped up the old lino & carpet to find pine flooring (not sure what type of pine, but it certainly looks quite pine-ish to me) about 140mm. The boards were laid before 1970 & appear to be recycled wall boards judging from the small decorative groove down one edge of each board. They also had a very hard, thick, very worn paint on them making me think they could be 50ish years older than that. I've done an initial rough sand with a bunnings floor sander and decided that although some of the boards are banged up a bit, they'll be good enough for me. I'll always go with character over perfection. I wont be gap filling or nail hole filling either.
The sanding is not the problem here, it's the finishing. With the vast array of products on the market, and my entry level knowledge of them, I really have very little idea of which type of product to use. I know how I'd like & not like them to look though. I don't want them to look like pine with a 100% crystal clear coating or a really dark jarrah, but somewhere in between. Gloss finish with a thick warm glow. Does that make sense? :)
Just not sure what visual effect all these products can have. Any advice you could give me? Any before & after pics perhaps? Can't really afford to buy dozens of sample pots, especially when some of these products smallest size is 1L and costs near $40.
Any help would be very much appreciated. Hope this wasn't too vague or long winded :)
Thanks.