Some waxes come in a stick shaped similar to a crayon or marker.
Engineered hardwood floor repair scratches.
Still one of the best things about scratches in hardwood floors is that they re easy to repair especially compared with vinyl flooring or carpeting says brett miller vice president of.
Make sure you get a type of wax with the correct color for your floor.
You can make your floor look as good as new.
Almost all hardware stores and home improvement stores have this material in stock.
Engineered hardwood floors are more durable than a traditional wood floor but they can still get scratched.
This only works on real wood floors not bamboo.
Other waxes are sold as blocks.
Fixing scratched hardwood floors is essential for any homeowner lucky enough to have wood floors.
After identifying the scratch clear surrounding furniture to create some ample working space.
To fix scratches on engineered hardwood you ll need floor repair wax.
Scratches on hardwood floors mar their beauty but fixing scratches is easy.
It is very easy and fast when you know how and the scratch is not a deep gouge.
Thoroughly clean the area and make sure you match the wax to your floor before you fill the scratch.
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.
Floor repair wax kit or a wax stick of the right color.
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.
I remove the scratches from my new engineered wood flooring in 1 minute.
Get the scratch ready for the operation.
The best way to fix a scratch or two in your floor is to purchase a wax based repair kit.