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Is there a way to remove scratches from cheap wood floor?



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amother


 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2013, 11:01 pm
We just moved into a new apartment that has those real cheap wood floors. They are getting scratched from everything. I put pads on the bottom of chairs but is there a way to remove the scratches
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FranticFrummie




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2013, 11:12 pm
If the wood needs the color to match, try using Old English wood polish. It comes in light or dark, and works like a charm. You can buff it in with a cotton ball.

You'll eventually want to get a wax sealer for the floor. There are some really good non toxic beeswax polishes out there that won't make your house full of fumes for months. They cost a bit more, but they are SO worth it! (I wish I could remember the name of the brand I used. That was years ago.)
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zaq




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 27 2013, 10:37 am
Fill in the scratches by rubbing with either the meat of a walnut or a crayon in a matching shade.

When I bought my kids the 64-count Crayola box, I abstracted all the brown//tan ones except for one, and replaced them with colors from the 8-count box. The kids are grown, the Crayolas long gone, but I still have those brown crayons to use on floors and furniture.
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greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Nov 27 2013, 11:34 am
what do you consider a cheap wood floor ... how thin is it ? is it solid wood ?

if it's solid wood you can sand it & refinish it with several coats of polyurethane

if it's fake wood - not so much
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