Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Palm Sander pad
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Gettinitdone
12-07-02, 10:35 PM
I am getting close to finishing the sanding job on my hardwood floors. The floors were covered with adhesive and a waffle pad that had transformed into a rock like substance.
Anyway, I used the edger and then was cutting in the edges with a palm sander. I realized that there was still varnish in some spots so I've sanded the entire floor with the palm sander and it looks great. The only course sandpaper I could find that would fit my palm sander was this 3M stuff @ 40 grit so I used that - it worked great. My pad though is not doing to well with all the removal of the adhesive backed sandpaper - it is made for the clip on paper.
Anybody got a line on replacement pads for a Black & Decker model 7441 palm sander 1.6amp motor with 15,000 orbits per minute?
I bought a new ryobi palm sander that had a 2 amp motor and 14,000 orbits per minute but I took it back because I couldn't get anything on the floor to budge with it. That Black & Decker model 7441 works great - I'd like to buy a new one, but I can't find 'em.:confused:
Anyway, I used the edger and then was cutting in the edges with a palm sander. I realized that there was still varnish in some spots so I've sanded the entire floor with the palm sander and it looks great. The only course sandpaper I could find that would fit my palm sander was this 3M stuff @ 40 grit so I used that - it worked great. My pad though is not doing to well with all the removal of the adhesive backed sandpaper - it is made for the clip on paper.
Anybody got a line on replacement pads for a Black & Decker model 7441 palm sander 1.6amp motor with 15,000 orbits per minute?
I bought a new ryobi palm sander that had a 2 amp motor and 14,000 orbits per minute but I took it back because I couldn't get anything on the floor to budge with it. That Black & Decker model 7441 works great - I'd like to buy a new one, but I can't find 'em.:confused:
GregH
12-08-02, 10:17 AM
Gettinitdone:
I'm not sure where to get a sander like you mentioned but have a few thoughts on floor refinishing.
We refinished a maple floor in our new to us house in the country.
The floor was in pretty good shape when we took posession and the former owner said he "redid" the floor two years previous.
We decided to spruce it up with a rented orbital floor finisher and apply a couple of coats of floor finish.
What a surprise when we put the machine to the floor.
Once we got the finish off we could plainly see where the floor was hand sanded.
The surface was like a rolling plain. There was as much as 1/8" difference between high and low spots.
Doesn't sound like much, but it would have made a difference to the finished product.
Consequently we used about five times the sandpaper to level it but it looks great.
It's been five years and its starting to show some wear, but it will probably only take a minimal buffing with a rented machine and a couple of coats of finish to make it shine again.
http://www.nationalhardwood.com/Alto_Floor_Sander.htm
Note:
I'll copy this post to Wood floors, Laminate and Subflooring as there are experts in this field there.
Check over there as I'm not sure if you will be notified of a posting.
I'm not sure where to get a sander like you mentioned but have a few thoughts on floor refinishing.
We refinished a maple floor in our new to us house in the country.
The floor was in pretty good shape when we took posession and the former owner said he "redid" the floor two years previous.
We decided to spruce it up with a rented orbital floor finisher and apply a couple of coats of floor finish.
What a surprise when we put the machine to the floor.
Once we got the finish off we could plainly see where the floor was hand sanded.
The surface was like a rolling plain. There was as much as 1/8" difference between high and low spots.
Doesn't sound like much, but it would have made a difference to the finished product.
Consequently we used about five times the sandpaper to level it but it looks great.
It's been five years and its starting to show some wear, but it will probably only take a minimal buffing with a rented machine and a couple of coats of finish to make it shine again.
http://www.nationalhardwood.com/Alto_Floor_Sander.htm
Note:
I'll copy this post to Wood floors, Laminate and Subflooring as there are experts in this field there.
Check over there as I'm not sure if you will be notified of a posting.