You can try. I'd start by trying to hand sand a small area with 180 or grit sandpaper. If it doesn't powder easily or gums up, the existing finish is not dry and cured enough. Many things can cause a solvent finish to delay drying properly. Low temps, lack of air flow, being applied too heavily, inferior chemical properties ( commonly found in consumer VOC products ) and so on. For what it's worth, I once used a Minwax VOC compliant finish to finish a floor. Even with good weather and fans placed everywhere and a 500 ft spread rate, the finish took two weeks to dry enough to buff and re-coat. I swore I'd never use VOC solvent finishes again, and I have not.
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