Q: I have waxed parquet oak floors. There are several places where the stain was lightly sanded out, and then stained to match the surrounding wood and waxed. However, the sanding marks still show.
A: It sounds like the spots were sanded across the grain. You need to sand with the grain so these sanding marks don’t show.
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