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Q: I have a water stain on my hardwood floor from a leaky plant. Is there a way to remove this? A: Try using a vibrating palm sander with progressively finer grits. Try 100-grit first, move to ...

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Q: The nonskid padding under the area rug in my family room has melted onto the hardwood flooring. I can scrape the material using a blunt plastic scraper, but there is still residue, and scraping is ...

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