How to Fix Scratches on Hardwood Floors

If you do have solid hardwood floors, accumulating scuff marks are inevitable, even if you’re cautious. The majority of scratches are resulting from moving furniture, pets, and also tracking in small rocks from outside. Repairing the look of a scratched hardwood flooring can be relatively easy, based on the severity of the scratch. With a very few simple steps, you might repair and conceal nicks and also scratches in your hardwood, to obtain the longest life out of the flooring.

Method 1. Concealing Shallow Scratches With a Wood Staining Marker

1. Clean the scraped spot. Use a soft cloth dampened with water to gently clean the surface area of the hardwood floor from any excessive dirt and debris.

2. Dampen a rag with a wood stain marker. Try to find a wood stain marker that complements the color of your hardwood floor. Fold over a clean rag or paper towel in squares, so there are some layers to the material. Shake the stain marker before opening up, and dab the point of the marker into a corner area of the folded cloth. Dab the marker around 10-15 times to effectively dampen the cloth with the wood stain.

Stain markers are available in many colors, and can be purchased in home department stores, hardware stores, and paint stores.

3. Rub down the stain into the scratch. Lightly press the cloth onto the solid wood, focusing on the scratched area, and also rub the wood stain into the scrape, following the grain of the wood.
- This application method is most effective ( rather than directly sketching the stain marker over the scratch ), since it allows for a gradual add-on of stain.

• If you apply the marker to draw and fill out the stain directly, you may saturate the scratch with stain, and also end up making the scratch deeper and darker than the surrounding wood. Drawing right onto the scratch like that could make the scratch mark even a lot more obvious.
  

Method 2. Fixing Superficial Scratches

1. Thoroughly clean the scratched area. If the protecting coating of the hardwood floor is damaged, use a soft cloth ( such as a microfiber cloth ) along with a small amount of hardwood floor more clean to remove any contaminants from the damaged area.

- Any and all of the small dust particles has to be removed from the scratched area so that they don’t get preserved in the floor whenever you add sealant.

2. Cleanse off the cleaner. After cleaning the scratched part of the floor, dampen another cloth with water, and wipe down the damaged area to remove the cleanser.

- Allow the scratched area dry before going on.

3. Apply a top coating. Whenever the scratched area is totally dry, use a tiny tipped brush to apply a thin coating of protective finish to the scratched part of the floor. This protective finish may be a sealant, shellac, or some different kind of polyurethane varnish. Preferably, you would use the exact same kind of finish that has already been on the hardwood floor.

- Consult a staff member at your local hardware shop for advice on what kind of finish you could use on the floor.

• If you are an amateur wood worker, or if perhaps your hardwood floor provides a specialty finish ( such as a very high gloss polyurethane finish ), consider working with a professional to repair and also finish the floor.
• Since employing a professional will be more expensive money, it might be least expensive to let scratches accumulate, instead of hiring a company to repair one small scratch.

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