removing fresh varnish from wood floor...

Tombo2001

had a guy in doing the floors yesterday and between the jigs and the reels we don't like the varnish...its gone all orange on us.....(we thought clear meant colourless, just the colour of the wood).

Afaik there is only 1 or possibly 2 coats on, he was to come back to finish it today.

They are original floor boards, about 60 years old.

I am going to remove it myself.

What is the best way to do this?

The two options I can see

(I) thinner
or+
(ii) hiring a floor sander

Tombo2001

ps....this is a bit of a pickle for us. any advice greatly appreciated.

dodzy

Floor sander.

Lex Luthor

I know where you are coming from...I did a few floors many yrs ago with just clear varnish...yes it goes on a bit "yellow" but after a few yrs it has aged nicely from the light and looks really well now

wait4me

Tombo2001 wrote: »

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I am going to remove it myself.

And what are you going to do then?

fergal.b

I would leave it for a week or two before sanding it, the surface may be dry but it could be still soft underneath and could clog up the sanding belt if you do it too soon.





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Tombo2001

wait4me wrote: »

And what are you going to do then?

Put down a clear varnish with no stain.

Many thanks for the answers folks.

Lex Luthor

afaik, most clear varnishes have some sort of "yellow'ish" tint to them....