How To Fill Wood Floor Scratches

How to repair scratched wood.

How to fill wood floor scratches.

Blending pencils are specifically designed to fill in wood scratches that appear as lighter colored marks on the floor. When filling the scratched area of the floor it s perfectly acceptable to overfill the scratch crevice. Here is a quick and easy way to repair scratches in any wood furniture with crayons and a lighter. Wood fillers can be of two types.

Choose either clear wood wax or a wax that matches the color of your wood flooring. Vacuum your floor thoroughly then apply baking soda. Water based wood fillers are made of wood fiber gypsum or cellulose. Be sure to use a plastic putty knife to apply the filler you don t want to create any new scratches.

After the wood filler has dried sand the wood filler down until it is smooth with the rest of the floor. Once it s dry lightly sand the area and attempt to feather the edges with the surrounding floor. Finally you are able to refinish the board to match the rest of the floor. Next apply the stain the patched area using a rag or foam brush.

Let the filler dry thoroughly. If a scratch has penetrated deep enough to expose bare wood there s a low effort way to conceal the imperfection. Apply some painter s tape around the area you re fixing then apply the wood filler to the area to the scratch. Make an effective refresher from pantry ingredients.

Simply fill it in with a stain that matches the floor color. Water based wood fillers take 5 minutes to dry where solvent based take 1 hour. Do your best to keep it as smooth as possible. If needed use a plastic tipped putty knife to force the wax down into the scratch.

During the removal process don t forget to vacuum after each sanding so that when you fill the scratch and refinish the floor you aren t including any dust from the sanding. Failure to vacuum or clean. Darken the scratch with a blending pencil. Fill in the scratch with wood wax.

A combo of baking soda and olive oil can help reduce and remove scratches from wood.