Fixing Scratches On Hardwood Floors

Rub walnuts over scratches in the wood to camoflage them.

Fixing scratches on hardwood floors.

How to repair scratched wood. First you puddle a bit of the restor a finish on the floor on top of the scratched area. Apply wax or acrylic floor polish over light scratches in hardwood floors but take caution. For deeper scratches use lightweight sandpaper on the scratch.

Rub mineral spirits over the scratch. To repair this damage you ll have to color the scratch with a. You should choose a color close to the shade of your floors i used walnut. Then use a paper towel to rub it into the floor paying special attention to working it into the scratched areas.

This only works on real wood floors not bamboo. Do your best to keep it as smooth as possible. Warm up the oil. Next apply the stain the patched area using a rag or foam brush.

How to fix scratches in hardwood floors. Fixing deep scratches and gouges 1. A complete sanding removes scratches but beware. Rinse away the hardwood cleaner.

Repairing fine scratches choose a floor color marker that is similar to the floor color. There are packs for dark wood light wood and red wood clean dry lint free cloth s c. Dap wood blend sticks get the color that matches your hardwood floors most closely. Once it s dry lightly sand the area and attempt to feather the edges with the surrounding floor.

For a natural. If your floor has noticeable scratches throughout your best option is to sand down the floor and refinish it. Dampen a new rag with water and wipe down the scratched area of the floor. For light scratches lightly rub fine steel wool over the scratch.

Over time such polishes can dull and darken the floor eventually requiring removal. Light scratches require a different repair approach from deep scratches. On the scratched area lightly brush the floor colorant over one area of the scratches. Clean the scratched area.

If this proves successful. How to remove deep scratches from hardwood floors with a walnut deep scratches expose the raw wood stripping away the wood s color. Use a soft rag dampened with a small amount of hardwood floor cleaner to clean the. Walnuts contain excellent natural emollients and brown dyes that both repair and enhance the look of worn scratched wood.

Then use a dry paper towel to rub over the area several times.