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I recently decided to refinish the hardwood floors on the second story of my home. To do this, I rented a drum sander from a local rental facility, and ran it over the floors up through the procession of grits. The results can be seen at the bottom of the post (note: the floors pictured are not 100% finished with sanding yet, particularly around the edges). I have not yet applied any finish. I noticed after looking at the floors in certain lighting, that I can see small lines that line up with where I used the drum sander's lever to drop the drum into contact with the floor. Will these be extremely obvious and look bad if I apply finish to the floor in its current state? If so, what should I do to minimize the appearance of these depressions? I tried wiping a damp towel across the floor to see what it would look like, but I still would like some advice. Thanks.

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As you can see, you are not done with sanding.

Using Stain or Varnish will no cover but do the opposite. It will enhance the differences. That means that the natural differences in the wood will be enhanced.

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