Channel your inner artistic self and hide some minor scratches in your wood floor by rubbing on stain matching crayons blending pencils or sharpie pens.
Best stain to hide minor scratches in floor.
For small scratches try a diy solution.
The propensity of dark stains to highlight defects also makes small scratches and dents more visible than they would be on a light floor.
Don t be afraid to mix a couple of colors together to get a good match.
If you have a small single scratch that s only noticeable when you get close like a scratch caused by an excited pet and your floor has a relatively new finish try a diy home solution first mix equal parts apple cider vinegar and olive oil in a small cup and dab the mixture into the scratch.
This is especially true if the stain is dark enough to.
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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.
How to repair scratched wood.
Simply clean the scratch with a damp cloth dipped in hardwood floor cleaner.