Scratches in floor

I have oak floors with a clear high gloss polyurethane finish. I mistakenly used the green scratchy side of the sponge and got some cross-grain scratching. The scratches go through the polyurethane and into the wood. I tried some 0000 steel wool to smooth it out and a applied some more polyurethane with pantyhose.

It looks OK, but I have 2 problems. 1- the scratches are deeper than I thought and 2- i can see where the new polyurethane ends and they old poly starts.

I figure I can use some 400 grit sandpaper to get the scratches out, but what's the best way to make the old and new polyurethane look seamless?

Any help is appreciated...

-DaG

 

Use a scraper to get most of the poly off and then a 60 or 80grit paper to get the scratch out.Then steelwool the edge of the old poly really good and when you poly use a brush and start with the center of the wood lengthwise and feather out in both directions! (p.s. You might have to put 2 coats so steelwool between coats.)

 

It will always look like a repair, until you screen and coat the entire floor.

The new poly will always look shiny, compared to the rest no matter how much feathering you do.

Although I have seen some old timers, using rubbing compounds, to get the worn less shiny look in a new poly, so it would look closer to the original finish. It was better, but not exact.