Hi! I hope i posted to the right section and please excuse my poor writing as English isnt my main language.
As ive taken up on sanding the floors on an apartment i just got ive got a few questions. The house is from 1958 and the floors were an utter mess. I needed to use 16 grit paper and it took 2 full days to get it level. It was covered with paint and spackle. The boards were cupped and uneven.
So i thought id level everything first and then use the edger (Lagler Unico) to do the edges... however it seems that the Unico unit is not up for the task and i think i need to use a sanding attachment on an angle grinder like this dude here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzoLgJvcCbwThe thing is i still have 3 more grits to go before im finished but i need to take the large sander back to the shop tomorrow. So is it okay to sand the center to 80 and do the edges later?
Also some more questions:
It it okay to leave the floor unfinished without any oil or laquer for 4 months? Cause i plan to do that step the last in my whole construction schedule.
In this picture you see that there is this long streak of paint on a board right near where the door is that the sander isnt taking off due to it being so uneven. Even with 16 grit i cannot seem to make a difference there... what are my options? Should i deal with that spot individually with a hand sander?
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e30/EMJyrima/Long%20streak%20near%20the%20door_zps09aobe7n.jpg