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good luck with the reno!!

Always look for the exception to the rule

enduser…you are very correct, however, the edger is probably one of the most difficult sanders to use and to somebody who has never used one before, i am almost certain more damage will be done than good. Use a normal everyday orbital sander with coarse paper to get to the edges, alternatively, you can hire a squar buff which is just an orbital on steroids…it defends upon the size of the job. Also, something i forgot to mention before- always vacuum the entire area before and after fine sanding.

unfortunatly the person who painted your floor has made your life harder!!
PERSISTANCE[] First you get all the paint off with a drum sander which i imagine you have started to do. The paper you are using is way too fine to strip paint. you should use a 16 or 20 grit. this will really bite in and get the paint off. Then use a rotary sander ( a little difficult to use to start with but you should get the hang of it )start with 60 grit and keep working up to about 120 grit if that is the desired finish you want. after you rotary you whoud apply the sealer. this is done with a roller just like painting. ( remember the face mask …very important ) then you can apply you first coat of poly coating after a couple of hours or so ( the sealer dries very quickly )
this has to be left for about 15 hours. you then have to go over the floor with the rotary sander again a key in the surface ( so the next coat bonds to the first ) this time you use a screenbak disk of about 320 grit. Now you are ready for your final coat. It is applied just like the rest of them ( with a roller on a pole ) but you have to make sure you dont have any misses. 24 hours later …….you can start living on it!! Also, dont listen to everything that guys from bunnings tell you as they probably are just guessing themselves!!( however there is always an exception to the rule!![])
GOOD LUCK
reply if you have any more questions!

hey there, im a timber flooring guy so i will try to help.
if you have lifted carpet, vinyl etc,..the boards shoud be quite flat already.a drum sander will get the floor flat while you will have to go over the floor with a rotary sander with various grades of fine paper to get a very smooth finish. coating should be done only after applying a sealer ( this will stop the coating from soaking in too much to the timber and give you a “blotchy” look.) then two coats of polyurethne coating will bring the floor up nicely. This coating is solvent based so you will need a respirator mask. On the other hand you can use a water based coating but it is harder to get a good finish while costing you a lot more to buy.
feel free to emial me with any questions
Also, timber floors where never supposed to be extremly consistent in colour so just relax, enjoy the colour variations. []

from what i gather , it can be done, however not all banks/lenders will do it.
If it is valued by the banks/lenders recognised valuer, then i dont think there could be a problem. Instant equity!!….I like it!!
Tell me where I can get one of these bargains….Im always on the lookout.