We love this question so hard. Because any time your sandpaper is gumming up, it is not a problem; it is a SOLUTION! When sandpaper is loading up, it means that the friction and heat created by the paper as it spins on your floor is actually melting off the old...
"Can you tell me if this will sand out?" Some customers come to us unsure of whether their floors can be saved. But about 25% of them arrive with panic in their hearts and photos like the ones above, hoping that we have a magic cure.Most water stains sand out; most...
Have you been Googling “wood floor problems?” You just bought a house and pulled up the carpet to get a good look at the hardwood floor the sellers promised, and you find blemishes you don't even have words for. If you don't have the words, how can you figure out what...
Should I stay or should I go? (A bit vague, but a nice Clash reference.) If you don't sand floors every day, it's hard to tell by looking if your particular floor is even worth sanding. But you are smart to ask that question BEFORE you start sanding. Almost every...
We thought we liked Waterlox before, but now we are absolutely sure. It started as a Waterlox mystery... A customer stopped at the counter to discuss his concerns with his Waterlox finish. He explained that even nine months after application, it was still acting...
Q. Can I use a mop to clean my hardwood floors?
John, Roseville
You don’t want to end up on Kadee’s Wall of Shame. We have seen everything done to floors. This photo gallery includes just some of the heartbreaking things we have seen since 1998— pet stains, water damage, adhesive covered floors, staining horrors, bad screen and...
Did you know that refinishing a floor means that you’ll sand over your floor multiple times? Some first-time sanders believe that they’ll just use one grit of sandpaper and sand over their floors one time and, voila!, the floors will be clean, flat and smooth. But the...
Here at Pete's we take care of the equipment you rent. Even when it's heckin' -15ºF outside in Minnesota, we use a compressor outdoors to blow all the dust out of the machines, remove build-up from wheels and inside the chassis, and examine the cords for all those...
What Does “Water-Popping” Mean?Yes, we should explain. Waterpopping is deliberately and evenly wetting wood with water and allowing it to dry. This causes the grain to raise, making the wood feel rough, but also making it more absorbent. This allows stain colors to...