"Turandot" wrote in message
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The woman who used to live here never cleaned the floor, she'd just vacuum
and
apply Murphy's Oil. This 20+ y/o hardwood floor isn't in very good shape.
There
are marks, scratches and discolorations all over and I made things even
worse by
moping it with a Lysol solution (trying to sanitize it) and now I have
some of the
floor with some luster from all those years of Murphy's oil and a very
visible
part of it it's dull and a shade or two lighter because of my bright Lysol
idea...

Because of its location, I can't hide the mess with an area rug and
finishing the
floor isn't an option right now so I need to know:

How do I effectively clean this floor without damaging it?

white spirit


How do hide the discolorations caused by doors rubbing against the floor?

wood soap scrub, sanding, white spirit scrub

Is there a product I can use on both the part I "treated" with Lysol and
the rest
of the floor so that the whole floor looks the same color and, hopefully,
will add
some luster as well?

a few coats of a darker coloured varnish like a mahogany will even it out
and hide some discolourations and make it shine but when the day comes to
refinish then it's more work to get off...unless you're selling, that's what
my floor was like when I bought this place. Under the dark varnish was very
light parquet with stains.