I have steel wooled a hard wood floor that had a lot of wear on them. The finish was basically worn off in the "traffic" areas. there is still some mess with steel wool and sawdust, but no where near what a full sanding would have done. After giving the floor a very good cleaning using steel wool and alcohol, I vacuumed and then refinished with two coats of clear coat and it blended extremely well...I have also refinished a small section of oak flooring the same way and it blended perfectly with the rest of the floor.
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