How To Get Scratches Out Of Engineered Wood Floors

Use a paste wax.

How to get scratches out of engineered wood floors.

If you have an engineered wood floor with a real wood surface make sure the real wood surface is more than 1mm thick sanding usually takes at least this much wood off the surface so a thicker layer is required for a complete sanding. If you don t have glossy polyurethane on your floors use a paste wax after using the wax stick. Clean the scratched area with a hardwood cleaner rinse and allow to dry. Almost all hardware stores and home improvement stores have this material in stock.

Use a soft cloth to buff the area and make it shine. Thoroughly clean the area and make sure you match the wax to your floor before you fill the scratch. Next buff out the scratches a second time. A complete sanding removes scratches but beware.

A combo of baking soda and olive oil can help reduce and remove scratches from wood. This only works on real wood floors not bamboo. How to remove gouges from hardwood floors if you take a chunk out of the floor you ll have to fill the divot with wood putty then sand stain and finish with urethane making sure it blends with. Cleaning alternative for superficial scratches the wood veneer covering your engineered wood floor is normally 1 16 to 1 8 inches hence light sanding can clean any scratch shallower than this.

This will make the scratches even less noticeable. For light scratches lightly rub fine steel wool over the scratch. Make sure you get a type of wax with the correct color for your floor. Engineered hardwood floors are more durable than a traditional wood floor but they can still get scratched.

To fix scratches on engineered hardwood you ll need floor repair wax. Due to the fact that engineered floors are not completely solid hardwood they cannot be sanded and refinished indefinitely so your options are a little more limited than with solid hardwood. Be sure to rub the steel wool along the grain of the wood or you ll have more scratches to repair. Vacuum your floor thoroughly then apply baking soda moistened with several drops of olive oil to marred areas.

Slightly sand the floor using your sandpaper taking heed not to go too deep or to sand areas without scratches. The best way to fix a scratch or two in your floor is to purchase a wax based repair kit. Cover the scratches with a wax stick then let it sit for ten minutes.