Wood Floor Sanding - In The Corners

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Today I'll talk about a subject which I frequently get asked questions on, the question is :- "How Do You Sand Right into The Corners ? "


There are several different ways to accomplish this element of the floor sanding process, the one most frequently used tools used by professional floor sanding companies will be the oscillating multi-tool.


There are many models made by many different companies, which are basically all based on the Fein Multimaster which was brought to the market 6-7 years ago.


We have three of the Bosch PMF 180e multitools, they are all used almost daily and are without question excellent tools for what we use them for, which is sanding out the wooden flooring material in the corners of rooms, or sanding around radiator pies
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If you use the correct abrasives this is a pretty straightforward process and each corner should take no longer than a few minutes, in this example the wood is unfinished and doesn't need much sanding to get the area round the radiator pipes as smooth as the rest of the floor.


Always move the tool up and down the grain of the wood, if the material is proving stubborn to remove then go across the grain a few times, but then make sure you go over the area again moving up and down the grain to remove any of the cross grain marks and indentations made by the machine.


When you are trying to sand out the corners of an old pine floor, for examples sake where there is bitumen residues everywhere and it's proving very difficult to sand off with the Bosch Multitool and the abrasives are only lasting a few seconds before they clog up, this is a sure sign that you may just need another hand tool to make things a little easier for yourself.

When the going gets really tough on the corners of the floors we are renovating, we reach straight for the Linbide scraper, this is a fantastic little tool which will quickly scrape off any crud and residues that the Bosch multitool is struggling with. You may need to scrape the corners several times to remove old layers of paint or polish but the Linbide scraper will certainly do the trick for you. 


You can also use a sharp chisel to scrape off any old residues, but be careful not to allow the chisel to dig in too deeply and gouge out too much material.


Hope this article helps you in some way - Thanks for reading.


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