After stripping the paint, we rented a massive floor sander and started sanding down the floorboards to something approaching smoothness.
Four hours, one respirator, and several sanding disks later we had a pretty smooth floor devoid of paint spots. Well, almost. Some of the deeper scratches and pits still harbored a little paint, but that was good enough for us. Besides, it adds character.
Next step: a can of wood prep. Here it is going on. Dunno what this stuff does, apart from give Minwax another $10 of our money. Small potatoes at this point.
After waiting an appropriate period, we put the stain on. It's niiiiice. Looks very good wet. Smells bad, though. Photos to follow.
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