Thread: urethrane - should I sand it

Hi again,
Having sanded back my (maple) stairs - as best as I could - I have just done what the guy who did my timber floors suggested and put a coat of urethrane timber seal (http://www.urethanecoatings.com.au/s...timberseal.php) on. He suggested this, followed by 2 coats of gloss...which is just what he did on the floors. (I'm using his leftovers.)
And now I'm thinking perhaps I should have asked more questions. Though it was tricky at the time because though he was charming, he spoke very little English.
In my ignorance I assumed that this two stage process was like the one I've been through on the new cedar doors - ie an oil and a varnish.
But no. Now, I've looked around online for info on urethrane - I now realise it is a sealer.
So, not only has it done nothing to mask the imperfections in the stairs...like some faint ingrained paint...and some putty in a repair...if anything it has accentuated them.
And...and I'm only guessing here, now that I've put it on, I presume that short of resanding it all off again, there's no point trying to put in an oil with a light stain in to try and cover the faint paint and the putty.
Has anyone got any suggestions as to what I might do next.
(Short of remind me that the tortoise always beats the hare!)
Thank you
Peter