Hi, when I first moved into my home, I discovered under the carpet was hardwood floors! At the time, my husband didnt want to help me refinish them, so I just took a hand sander and basically sanded off the first layer of stain, then I noticed how badly the floor had water spots. So i decided to put a darker stain on the wood to help cover it up. Well, the more I look at the wood now, the more I want to refinish it again, but this time do it right and rent a drum sander. But I dont want to get this big project going, if theres no way I can get ride of the water stains on the wood? I’m afraid the stains in the wood are real deep, and regardless of how much I sand those spots, they wont come out? Am I wrong? If I get a drum sander, would that take care of the problem? Or do I need to put some kind of bleach or chemical to help make the stain lighter so it will match the rest of the floors? Thanks!!

I have hardwood floors that are pretty scratched up. (we are the 2nd family in the house with kids) We don’t want to have the floors professionaly refinished until the kids are a little older. I saw a commercial on TV for the orange glo refinishing polich. Does anyone know if that stuff really works, or…is there a good product out there?

Hi, when I first moved into my home, I discovered under the carpet was hardwood floors! At the time, my husband didnt want to help me refinish them, so I just took a hand sander and basically sanded off the first layer of stain, then I noticed how badly the floor had water spots. So i decided to put a darker stain on the wood to help cover it up. Well, the more I look at the wood now, the more I want to refinish it again, but this time do it right and rent a drum sander. But I dont want to get this big project going, if theres no way I can get ride of the water stains on the wood? I’m afraid the stains in the wood are real deep, and regardless of how much I sand those spots, they wont come out? Am I wrong? If I get a drum sander, would that take care of the problem? Or do I need to put some kind of bleach or chemical to help make the stain lighter so it will match the rest of the floors? Thanks!!