I have some areas on my new hardwood floors where the polyurethane needs to be redone. What kind of masking tape can be used to isolate the area that needs to be retouched without pulling up the polyurethane from the other floor boards.
Wood – what kind of floor tape can I put on the polyurethaned hardwood floors for spot re applying polyurethane.ng up
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Surface finishes are notoriously difficult to get smooth when the process is interrupted. The glossier the finish, the harder to have sections blend.
If you are talking about preliminary coats, especially if they will get a light sanding between coats, this is probably ok. For the finish coat, I would strive hard to do it all in one shot.
If you simply cannot, try to find a transition area that will be less noticable, such as an area covered by rugs or furniture. You also might try cutting the transition from one section/session to another along a long board line, but this is hard with poly.
For close cutting, either horizontally or vertically in very close quarters, I recommend a multitool.
It has different blades for wood, metal, and can do some limited grinding and tight sanding. You do need clearance of at least the width of the blade plus about 1/4 inch.
If you do not have that much clearance, you may need a Dremel-type rotary cutting/grinding tool. It can cut or grind down to very small widths.
Failing that, or if you are hand tool inclined, you can use a chisel.
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Painters tape should work just fine (the blue stuff)...but...I'm not sure you really need to tape it off. A light sanding of the area and you should be able to put the poly right over it to blend it all in.