Annie's wood floor refinishing experience is not
uncommon. But it doesn't have to be that way anymore. There are a number of products out to help. The biggest problem is in distingushing what kind of finish you have to sand off.
Once you get the old finish off thats when you can get to the creative part.
Everything is a process follow the steps and you should do fine.
I have heard of a pretreater for tough finishes at this web site that may help instead of strippers.
http://www.silvienterprises.com