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How do I fix stain after sanding drips in polyurethane?

I applied the first coat of polyurethane after staining and the polyurethane ran. I sanded the runs and it is slightly lighter in color. Should I reapply stain at this point?
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Ideas to save hardwood floor from botched tung oil job?

We bough a 200+ (but not much more!) old farm house last year, and we're renovating slowly, but surely. Earlier in last year, we we discovered old hardwood floors under layers of linoleum on the second floor and, after sanding, we settled on tung…
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Can wood floors be refinished half a room at a time?

I have a small house. I'm doing it. or would like to do it. my funds are all tied up and I have no help. can't afford it either. can I just do 1/2 a room at a time?
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Does it make sense to work on the hardwood floor first, not last?

The standard wisdom, as mentioned by the fellow renting floor sanders at the local big box store, is to paint the ceiling first, paint the walls second, and finally sand the hardwood floor and paint with polyurethane. I'm concerned by the dust…
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What is the recommendation polyurethane application when refinishing hardwood floors?

There is currently no furniture in the first floor. So before filling up the first floor with furniture I am wondering if I should refinish the floors. Floor History Three of the four floors are 20+ years old. I believe they the wood is white oak.…
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How do I refinish a floor damaged by rolling desk chair?

I used a rolling desk chair without a protective mat for a long time. We started sanding the floor with 40 grit sandpaper, but the damaged area still rough and has very dark veins. We decided to sand again with even courser paper. Very small room…
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Can This Hardwood Floor Be Saved?

I'm considering putting an offer in on a house that is a fixer upper. I'd like to keep the original (1945) hardwood floors but am concerned about their condition. The floor has a large bare spot in the middle of the room where it looks like the…
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What can I do about a damaged finish of Bruce hardwood floors?

we recently contracted someone to help us remodel a home in Florida to fix and resell. As it ended up the contractor was not currently licensed. We should have known by the way he was working on things. He put paper on my Bruce Hardwood floors and…
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Can I use a belt sander to strip a coffee table

I want to strip and refinish this coffee table. I don't have an orbital sander, the tools I have are belt sander, a vibrating sander or by hand. I intend to stain it this color
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How to refinish antique stained with walnut?

I have a table made around 1905 and its base was apparently stained with natural walnut, which was a common stain at the time. Most of the stain has been sanded off, but unfortunately there are few spots, like the inside of coves where the stain…
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Panted & Varnished but rough to the touch

I have a rocking chair a Gentleman refinished for me. He stripped it, sanded it down then painted it and put a varnish on it. It looks really good but extremely rough to the touch. Without messing up the entire job he did, how can I get rid of…
Celia
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