Q: I refinished an oak floor using the Varathane eZV sander. I could not get close to the edges so I used stripper and a scraper, then sander. I thought it was clean enough, but after 4 coats of waterbased Varathane, I am unhappy with the amber showing through. I am tempted to put a coat of Varathane oil based on top and am planning to test it in a small area. Do you have any other recommendations?
A: None other than the obvious, that there is no substitute for uniform preparation, and sometimes it is quicker to go back and start over than to throw good money (and in this case, your good efforts) after bad. By all means, try adding a coat of amber floor finish on a test spot, but if I were a betting man, I’d wager that you won’t be happy with that result. Still, it is certainly worth the gamble.
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