How To Hide Scratch Marks On Wood Floor

Before tackling the scratch determine if it is a scratch or a gouge.

How to hide scratch marks on wood floor.

Channel your inner artistic self and hide some minor scratches in your wood floor by rubbing on stain matching crayons blending pencils or sharpie pens. Let the filler dry thoroughly. However if you know that the mark on your floor is fresh this simple technique can be used to get those annoying marks up without much effort. Determining scratch or gouge.

Repairing scratches in your wood floor is not a difficult chore to take care of. Use a plastic putty knife to fill the scratch with wood filler that matches the color of the floor. Be sure to use a plastic putty knife to apply the filler you don t want to create any new scratches. Wax sticks are great scratch busters because they include stain and urethane which protects the floor s finish.

For mahogany finishes dip a cotton swab in iodine and then apply it to the scratches in the wood. Blending pencils are specifically designed to fill in wood scratches that appear as lighter colored marks on the floor. How to repair scratched wood. For light colored woods like maple or cherry use a mixture of 50 percent denatured alcohol and 50 percent iodine on a cotton swab and apply to the scratch until it is gone.

A combo of baking soda and olive oil can help reduce and remove scratches from wood. Use a sponge and water. Don t be afraid to mix a couple of colors together to get a good match. Make sure you pick the right color for your floor and try this often successful treatment for minor scratches.

Depending on the depth and length of the scratch it can take just a few hours to complete. For marks that have been on the wood floor for awhile or are more stubborn this method won t work. Use the cloth with the tea to carefully rub the light patch in your floor in order to make it darker. Make a strong cup and then dip a cloth in there.

Color and fill deeper scratches. How to remove deep scratches from hardwood floors with a walnut deep scratches expose the raw wood stripping away the wood s color. Darken the scratch with a blending pencil. Vacuum your floor thoroughly then apply baking soda moistened with several drops of olive oil to marred areas.

Repeat this process until the spot has more or less the same colour as the rest of the floor.