How to refinish slightly worn down hardwood floor?
The hardwood floors in my home are slightly worn down–that is there are several spots on the floor where the old finish has begun to wear off, exposing the wood below. It isn’t damaged to the point where there are huge chunks of the floor that are worn down though.
What I’ve tried to do so far is to clean the floor to remove any dust and I’ve applied a new layer of top coat on the floor. The problem is that after the top coat was applied, the worn down areas became much darker and more noticeable. Is there any way to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
Now that the finish is already down, no, there is nothing you can do to salvage it.
You can always sand and refinish the whole floor.
you can sand any clear coat off of the spots that are worn and then try to match the color of the stain to the rest of the floor. if you match it you can do this at all worn spots then apply new polyurethane.