Do not dig the burn out because that will cause extra damage that can be difficult to repair.
How to get burn marks off wood floors.
Removing scorch marks from wood.
Scrape off deeper burn marks using the blade of a utility knife.
Wearing safety glasses scrape the burn mark with a pocketknife to assess the damage and see how deep the burn goes.
Take a utility knife and drag the edge of the blade over the burn to remove the damaged wood.
Simply shave the burn off layer by layer.
The only way to remove burn marks deeper than about 1 8 in 0 32 cm is to scrape out the burned wood itself.
If the floor has any stain on it it may be difficult to match to the original.
To repair a burn mark in the floor nathan recommends sanding down the floor past the burn mark and then refinishing the floor.
In most cases the amount needed to be shaved off will not be very noticeable.
Although removing the burn marks may become a challenge it will be well worth it in the end when you restore your wood floors back to their original state.
Hardwood floors have their advantages over carpet but they still need maintenance to keep them in a good condition.
Always work with the grain of the wood.
With the tip of the knife carefully grind away burned wood.
Scratch the burn mark with the edge of a pocket knife if the burn is deeper than the surface of the floor.
He did a few wide.
In this case nathan was able to sand down the floors using a rotex 90 random orbital sander manufactured by festool.