General Overview
Beautiful hardwood floors are required to be maintained all the time. The scratches and marks on the hardwood floors are much common in the homes with kids or pets. Another main reason behind the hardwood flooring scratches is the movement of the heavy furniture pieces. Fortunately, there are numerous ways to get rid of these scratch marks out of the hardwood floors such as staining or sealing, etc.
Easy Steps To Get Rid Of Hardwood Scratches With No Sanding
There are a number of methods to treat the hardwood scratches without sanding and out of them, few are mentioned below.
Method One - Using Staining Marker
- Wipe Off: Wet the rag cloth in freshwater to wipe off the scratch affected area with the same in order to remove the dirt and grime built up.
- Testing: The spot testing is very important to check whether the stain marker is actually matching the color of the floor or not. This can be done by applying the stain marker on the hidden side of the floor.
- Application: Once the spot testing is ok to apply the stain marker over the scratches and wait for a while till it stains the floor. The excess staining can be rubbed off easily.
- Mineral Spirits: Pour the little amount of the mineral spirits on the rag cloth and rub the stained area with the same in the grain direction.
Method Two- Superficial Scratches
- Cleaning: Deeply clean the scratched area with the help of the microfiber cloth and little amount of the hardwood cleaner.
- Rinsing: Rinse the floor after cleaning by the hardwood cleaner using a fresh damp rag cloth in order to eliminate all the cleaner leftover.
- Top Coating: Let the scratch affected are completely dry to apply the top coating of the sealer over it. The thing layer application using the brush with pointed tips. The top coating must be done using the varnish, shellac, or by polyurethane varnish.