Repair wooden floors

[peakview 10]

I need to repair several marks and scratches on the wooden floor in the house we're renting.

 

I think they are good quality oak boards. But from reading up on it, they won't be solid oak.

 

What's the best cleaner to use?

 

Would I polish out scratches with fine sandpaper, or what?

 

Thanks a lot.

[jsmith2009 10]

hi you can get different colour wax that could help ta jeff

[Strix 11]

Dents can be blown out with careful application of an iron and a damp cloth (google for more details), though this can leave a watermark, and cannot repair split wood fibres

 

You need to know what finish the floor has before you attack it. Eg, is it waxed or varnished?

 

Don't start sanding it unless you know the depth of the top surface

 

Are the scratches in the wax/varnish or actually in the wood?

[bl4ster 10]

oxalic acid is good for cleaning oak - particularly for getting out black staining and water marks