Can anyone recommend a product or technique that I could use to minimize the visual impact of scratches on a softwood floor?
Thanks, M
Can anyone recommend a product or technique that I could use to minimize the visual impact of scratches on a softwood floor?
Thanks, M
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Socks.
We never wear shoes in the house, don't know, could be the dog.<!----><!----><!---->
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I don't mind the character of the scratches; I'm just looking for something to make them look a bit less like fresh gashes and more like weathered patterns of use.<!----><!---->
COULD be the dog?? What size dog? Do his paws clatter as he walks across the floor?
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. -John Kenneth Galbraith
~45 lbs. No, no noise really
Take off your glasses.
Learn to appreciate "character".
Wash floor with dirty water.
There's a product called "Old English" if I recall correctly that is an oil--comes in red or walnut (also, if I recall correctly) and that is supposed to make scratches on furniture less noticeable--may work on softwood floors. As always, test in an inconspicuous place!
Yeah, I would think that there are a number of oils that would work. However, if you oil the floor I think you can't re-urethane it without sanding down to bare wood.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. -John Kenneth Galbraith
I was only suggesting painting or dabbing it into the scratches and nowhere else.
That stuff or Pledge on a floor is like greased ice, when wearing socks. A good paste wax, is a little safer.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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If Old English scratch remover is too dark, there is another, similar produuct , but I'm having a senior moment with its name...it comes in several woody shades, & is extremely useful for floors & furniture.
Aha! Howards restor-a-finish! Available in a good hardware store, or a good used furniture & "antiques" shop...
There is also a 3 marker set of scratch-touchup in the cleaning products aisle of the supermarket called Guardsman. Start with the lightest & keep going until you get the right shade. If you color outside the lines, use a little rubbing alcohol on a rag to blend it in.
As you might guess, there have been a lot of scratches in my life...
Put hardwood over top the softwood that should protect it.