Blending Stripped Floors

Why would someone want to strip half or part of a floor? There are many reasons but not any good ones. The floor looks so much better when you are able to strip the entire thing. But because of chemical spills or scarring and a host of other reasons. Some just want a partial strip. I this case you must be excellent at blending. New wax starts curing fast, the next time you come in to strip the adjacent area, you have a different color wax when dry. In the art of oil painting they call this the wet on dry method. Meaning the same color drying at different rates means different colors. In reality its a wet on partial wet method. The secret to fixing this problem is also an art. Overlapping new wax & old way in layers helps a lot. As well as overlapping the new & old with a light scrub. Blending can actually be invisible to the untrained eye. But most experienced floor techs can spot a blend right away. Also partial strips makes the old floor look worse. It's like washing half of your car. In any case this is not a good idea.