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Deep scratch repair wood floor.
With a few simple steps you can repair and conceal nicks and scratches in your hardwood to get the longest life out of your flooring.
Consider wood floor products designed for scratch repair.
I was so excited when i found a long term fix for the deep scratches in the wood.
I had tried a stain marker before without a lot of luck.
How to fix scratches in hardwood floors.
Restoring the look of a scratched hardwood floor can be relatively easy depending on the severity of the scratch.
To repair this damage you ll have to color the scratch with a wood stain marker you can buy at a hardware store.
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How to repair scratched wood.
Repairing deep scratches.
Simply fill it in with a stain that matches the floor color.
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Light scratches require a different repair approach from deep scratches.
How to fix scratches in hardwood floors.
You can also use putty to fill in deep scratches.
Deep scratches expose the raw wood stripping away the wood s color.
Just rub the stick back and forth over the crack until it s completely filled in.
The stain would quickly wear away and it never did anything to fill the deep scratches.
If you have a small single scratch that s only noticeable when you get close like a scratch caused by an excited pet and your floor has a relatively new finish try a diy home solution first mix equal parts apple cider vinegar and olive oil in a small cup and dab the mixture into the scratch.
For small scratches try a diy solution.
If the deep scratches are numerous and you have solid hardwood flooring the best avenue is often to sand the entire flooring.
Then there were a couple of bad scratches that i was desperate to fix.
First use a putty knife to spread a wood filler that matches the color of your wood over the scratches.
You can see how i do it in the video below.
For light scratches lightly rub fine steel wool over the scratch.