have just moved into rented place, the wood floor has a varnished shiny
square where a rug was but all around this the varnish has worn
away/dulled. can i just varnish over it all in a darker shade or do i have
to move the old varnish first? would appriciate advice

robin wrote:
have just moved into rented place, the wood floor has a varnished
shiny square where a rug was but all around this the varnish has worn
away/dulled. can i just varnish over it all in a darker shade or do i
have to move the old varnish first? would appriciate advice

I don't think you are going to be able to do anything that will look
good without sanding what you have so it all looks the same. You may not
need to go down to the wood, but only trying will tell.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

"robin" wrote in message
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have just moved into rented place, the wood floor has a varnished shiny
square where a rug was but all around this the varnish has worn
away/dulled. can i just varnish over it all in a darker shade or do i have
to move the old varnish first? would appriciate advice

Sure, you can just put a couple of coats of polyurethane, or you can do it
the right way and strip the floor. Since it is a rental, why not talk to
the landlord and either have him do something or at least agree to what you
want to do.

Joseph Meehan wrote:
robin wrote:
have just moved into rented place, the wood floor has a varnished
shiny square where a rug was but all around this the varnish has worn
away/dulled. can i just varnish over it all in a darker shade or do i
have to move the old varnish first? would appriciate advice

I don't think you are going to be able to do anything that will look
good without sanding what you have so it all looks the same. You may not
need to go down to the wood, but only trying will tell.


And if you haven't, you best let your landlord know what you're
planning _before_ you do anything other than clean/polish existing
finish...

Nothing is liable to P-O a landlord than a renter doing some cobble-job
to his property w/o his knowledge and/or approval. Could get you a
bill to repair the whole floor professionally.

OTOH, if you know something about what you're actually doing, and talk
to the landlord, he may be willing to provide materials if you're
willing to do the labor (and take the consequences if screw it up).