Recent content by Bobcat23

Thanks again for your advice! We ultimately gave the floor a second coat and we also switched to a darker stain - the first coat was pecan, and the second coat is walnut. The darker stain covered the uneven patches and the swirls nicely. It's a polystain so we're finished in that room now, I...

I have a final question about this floor project... We applied the stain (polystain) on of the two bedrooms but unfortunately we didn't do a very good job and it turned out uneven. It also has some noticeable swirl marks where we didn't apply with the grain. It's been about 16 hours since...

I've been having the same problem with gummy buildup on the orbital pads. In my case, it seems to be grime that's built up over the decades - also the old paint gets hot and turns to sticky gum when I sand it. I've been using a combination of belt sander and orbital sander (36 grit) o cut...

The forum advice has been really helpful because Lowe's recovered their orbital sander just in time for our project! So we returned the junk from the first rental outlet and rented the Lowe's random orbital for a few days. We're in the middle of the project now - focusing on two rooms and a...

Thanks so much to both of you for your replies (and moral support). The orbital sander that I rented is a really old looking machine - it's marked 13 amps and 115 voltage, which means that I should be able to plug it into any outlet in my house - but I can't. I've tried every outlet but none...

Hi, this is my first time posting. I'm feeling dejected and demoralized because my home repair project is going awry. I rented a floor sander for the weekend to work on my hardwood floors - never done this before, so it's all new. There's only one rental place in my small town so choices...