You will need to hand sand or use a small power sander to reach all of the nooks and crannies that the larger machine can t reach but it s still a quick and harmless process.
Stripping wood floors without a machine.
If your hardwood floor is only lightly worn damaged or scratched you may be able to refinish it without sanding.
Machineless stripping is designed for floors and areas inaccessible to floor machine equipment.
There are two basic methods.
Sweep and dust mop floor.
How to remove old wax from floors without chemicals.
In this video i teach a college student how to give new life to an old hardwood floor in her apartment.
Stripping floor without machinery.
Waxed floors such as linoleum or vinyl can flake or become yellow due to age or too many layers of wax.
A heavier reliance on the stripping solution is needed since agitation from the machine is not available.
Even freshly washed and waxed floors.