Recent content by hula37

Andrew, I presanded 1 box and found that in doing so, small chips along the edges come off. It makes the seams look larger.I even made an 1/8" aluminum jig to put the tile in to keep from sanding too hard on the edges. I also found it took much longer to do it that way.

Tile is down and have sanded and scrubbed the floor. Waiting for the epoxy to get here. Ended up sanding the floor with a 6" da and 60 grit paper. Ran it fairly slow and had no problem with black transfer onto the white tile. A couple of observations: 1.Wipe down the tile with a dry, clean rag...

Our local Lowes carries cool white vct but they ordered classic black for me also. Got them for .70 a tile. Took about a week to get in. Putting Bondtite 1115 clear epoxy over the vct.

At this point, I am planning to put them down then sand. Best case scenario will be that I can start in a corner and go across the whole floor just changing discs when needed. Worst case would be having to do one color then the other. Got the bondtite 1115 ordered yesterday. Make sure to get...

Tried sanding a black and a white vct tile side bt side. Used 80 grit paper with a DA sander. Didnt get any transfer but only did one tile each. Perhaps If the paper loads up, you may see some transfer happening. It will be something I will have to watch for. The tiles sanded really quickly. It...

OK, understood. Yes I will try that this afternoon and report back. Going right now to get a new pad for my da and will give it a go. Thanks again for your input.

Fred, Thanks for the update. I will be calling you today to place an order. Voi, No I havent tried a side by side test with a big floor finisher because of the rental cost. At this point without further input, I am planning on using a da and sand one color then the other. Thanks for the input.

It has been several months since since the discussion about sanding the vct first versus after its down has taken place and wanted to see if there are any new thoughts on the processes. My floor has been cleaned and waiting for it to really dry out. Also got my classic black and cool white vct...

Thank You very much. That is the exact one in fact. Finished clearing out the garage today and will be grinding the floor next Sat. in preparation for the vct.

Remember seeing some how to for applying clear epoxy over vct sometime ago. Have tried searching for it it to no avail. Anyone remember these posts or were the authors. Thank You.