Any experienced woodworker would know finish has to be applied as a
whole to achieve the best result. Matching up finish on a flat surface
w/o showing a line will be difficult for even the experienced
woodworkers. Unless you want to refinish the entire floor or it'll be
hard to get rid off the line. I'd suggest come up with some creative way
to cover it until the next time you refinish your floor.

FC

wrote:
Hi everyone,

I live in a ranch built in the late 50's. It has 2 piece molding
through-out, a base piece and shoe molding in front. I had my floors
refinished several years ago. It is the natural color of the wood with
a clear polyurethane coating. I am repainting one of my sons rooms and
would like to replace the molding with one piece that would be
typically 1/2 inch thick. Needless to say there would be approximately
5/8 inch of unfinished floor now exposed with the new molding. I do not
want to use quarter round to cover it. I have been trying to use a palm
sander to bring the sections by the wall down to match. I have gotten
halfway decent results after applying some polyurethane but can still
see a line. If used with a delicate touch would a belt sander be the
way to go? (I would rather own a belt sander than rent a edge
finisher).

Thanks,

Mark