However you shouldn t never paint directly onto a glossy finish as this usually comes out looking bad.
Can you paint over wood floors.
Finally to paint a wooden floor without sanding perfectly give a second coat of paint to the wood floor if you consider it necessary.
If you choose to give a second coat of paint continue exactly as the first coat.
The thought of painting wood floors can be scary but if your hardwood floor is damaged or just ugly painting the floor can make it look great again.
That should allow them to custom mix your wood floor paint.
Your best bet is to test the wood that you wish to paint.
This can be broken into three easy steps each outlined later in more details.
After 2 weeks you could take a hammer to it and never know it.
If you use a roller you can load it in a paint tray the same way you would if you were painting walls.
If you decide you want your painted wood floors to be the same color as ours snap a pic of the label on the top of the paint can shown above and take that to your paint store.
1 gather your materials.
You ll need a stir sticks a couple of 2 1 2 inch synthetic angled sash brushes a telescoping extension pole two roller covers a roller cage a 5 in 1 tool a.
Tinting your primer can cut down on the amount top coats needed especially if you are painting a dark color.
One gallon of floor paint gives you about 400 square feet of coverage.
Consider alkyd based oil paint on everyday furnishings.
On the first day of the project i moved everything out of the rooms and prepped the floor for painting the floor then started with a coat of primer.
Remember to do this only once the floor is dry and you ve seen the result.
Most wood floors can be painted yes even expensive teak flooring if you dare.
If the surface has been finished previously such as with stain and polyurethane or old paint.
Painting wood stairs and floors requires the same preparation as for any interior paint job.
When using a pad you may find it more efficient to pour the paint on the floor and drag the pad through it from one side of the room to the other.
Its dey in few hours that you can walk on it gently almost no oder its hard enough that in about a week you can take 80 grit sand paper to it with out causing little to no harm.
That s it no need for sanding.