Q: My solid golden oak floor recently got scratched, a screw from a chair caused surface scratches, also some small gouges. How do I repair these areas without having to remove the boards? The scratches appear to be mostly in the factory varathane finish.
A: The first thing to do is contact the manufacturer of this floor to ask if they have a touch up kit. This may consist of wood putty, perhaps colour matched to your floor. It may also contain some suitable finish to apply. Most of these floors have 1 of 2 types of water borne aluminum oxide coatings applied. They can be problematic to fix. Start with the manufacturer and or the company who installed the floor. There must be a hardwood distributor near you. They will likely carry a range of wood filler/putty and finishes you may use to fix the boards. Most often, there is better chance of getting an invisible fix if you finish the entire board, rather than a small spot.
Related Questions
White scratches on teak floorQ: We had a water leak and had to replace a small section of teak flooring. The insurance contractor said that we needed to sand the entire floor down so it would all match. They put 3 coats of oil based polyurethane on the floor: satin, then a semi and…
Repairing factory finished floor defectsQ: I live in an apartment with prefinished hardwood floors recently installed throughout. The floors are solid maple with a factory applied satin finish. On two of the boards in one room, but nowhere near each other, I have some pretty bad flaking off. It's the entire finish, all of…
Cheap factory floor chipping and peelingQ: We just purchased a house. The previous owners installed a solid plank, factory-finished hardwood floor a little over a year ago. They now believe that the purchased wood was "seconds"/non-standard quality, although they didn't realize it at the time. The finish began to chip and peel during installation and…
Scuff marksDo you have any tips for removing scuff marks? They seem to be only on the surface of the floor, i.e. not into the wood itself.
Repairing a Finished Wood Floor from DoItYourself.com goes through fixes for various similar situations. -rachel