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Originally Posted by tbomachines
It's been carpeted for at least 40 years and underneath it's got lots of paint spills and marks and such. It needs a layer taken off for sure and re sanded/sealed/polished. There are also a ton of ring shank nails in it (most of which I got out but the ones stuck in the joists below are not going anywhere) which will shine up and may cause problems with a sander. We love the idea of having the original floor, and it is a beautiful oak, but lots of filler will be required. For reference, here are the nails I removed, still plenty left in joists:
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I've redone lots of floors. Redo it. If you can't get the nails out, drive them below the floor with a punch and use wood putty on top of them. If you're in a hurry, just fill the holes with putty, sand the excess off by hand, put a dab of matching stain on the putty and put a couple of coats of oil based no-sand-between-coats poly on top. It will be good to go for a lot of years. I use Elmer's ProBond Professional wood filler for floors.