Hello all. I'm a DIYer and relatively new to the hardwood flooring game. I've recently installed a new floor in an upstairs sitting room (about 180sf). The lumber was 7in t&g white oak. It was fairly rough with knots and imperfections and whatnot (I've got a friend that gave it to me from a mill he owns). We wanted the imperfect older "character" look since we have a farm house. Long story short, I sanded (36,60,80,100) and wood filled some of the worse areas, stain (2 coats) and put on 3 coats of Bona Traffic Satin, 1st with a tbar, then when I realized I sucked with a tbar, the last 2 with a roller. I really like the look of it but my only problem is there are a few areas here and there that have little spikey things and parts of the wood that were a little distressed that are really sharp now since the poly has coated them. My question is can I lightly sand the spots with some 200ish grit sandpaper and not mess up the floor? I wanted to sand between coats of poly but my wife wanted me to hurry up so I didn't. I'm pretty sure this is all her fault and to walk across these spikes should be her punishment. It will help develop "character". Thoughts or solutions? Thanks.
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