Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Pergo help

I have old flooring in my livingroom that pre-dates pergo. The previous owners used 2 sided tape to keep an area rug in place. When it was removed, it took the finish off the pergo. This shows in several spots. In 1 spot, I have sanded & varnished, matched the color, & now am using high gloss polyurethane. Its the 3rd coat & not much shine is showing. I am using Red Devil. Is there a better polyU to use that will shine faster? Im not sure how many coats I will need to use. Thanks/Jina

I'm confused. You said the flooring in your living room predates Pergo, yet you're trying to repair Pergo. First we need to establish what the flooring is and go from there. I'm going to make some assumptions and you can pick one. If the floor predates Pergo, It's probably hardwood. If so, you're on the right track but it sounds like you've got a step in there you need to correct. I don't believe you can put polyurethane on top of varnish and get a good result. I suggest sanding off the varnish and getting down to bare wood. Once there and you're confident the spot is clean and ready, if you need to color match, use a good stain to do it. When you're happy with the color, then finish the spot with the polyurethane, two coats or three should give a good shine. Pergo, however, is a different matter. Pergo was the first company to introduce laminate flooring and it was the only choice for some while. Due to a superb marketing program on their part, the company name, "Pergo", and the general product, "laminate", are now often confused. Lots of folks will say they have or want a Pergo floor when what they mean is they want a laminate floor made by Pergo or Armstrong, or Shaw, or Quick Step, and so on. If you have a laminate floor, pick a throw rug you really like that covers the area in question or replace that section. If there's a way to fix that successfully, I'm unaware of it. Some one more knowledgeable may read this and, if they know how, will undoubtedly let you know, so keep checking in. Hopefully this will help some.

ok, the paperwork I have ID's this stuff as Permagrain (acrylic/wood flooring). It was made by Arco Chemical Company. The brochure is not dated, but the pix are b&w & they look to be circa 1960's. I hate carpet & actually intend to remove the carpeting in the rest of my house this winter (I have allergies). I used a stain & found the right color & now am attempting to gloss the spot to match the rest of the floor. I apologize If my wording was not correct. I am attempting to become Mrs Fixit & do not always use the correct lingo. Thanks for any help. Jina

Two thing. First, I'm afraid that's a material I'm not familiar with so you're still waiting for some one more knowledgeable. Sorry. Second, I've installed carpet a long time, and since it's a major portion of my income, it's probably not the thing for me to be saying, but I'm with you on the carpet thing. I know what's under it, no matter how tidy a person is. I'm a fan of hard surface floors and area rugs. You can clean them.