Are there quick-fixes for scratched parque floors? I've got limited cash flow, and need to make things look nice. Cleaning doesn't do it (vinegar & water), and I can't use the mop for the floors, since it'll cause permanent streaking (or so I'm told).
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Re: scratched parque floors
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 8:18 PMWhat about wood filler? Then a nice polish?
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Re: scratched parque floors
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 8:49 PM<it'll cause permanent streaking (or so I'm told).>
Uh......There's a good chance that info is incorrect. If the finish is intact, you shouldn't have a problem.
How much scratching is there? Is it an isolated spot, or is it everywhere? Depth?
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Re: scratched parque floors
Tue, December 4, 2007 - 6:49 AMI'd try some liqued floor wax, test a spot, you'll find it does wonders with light to medium scratches and skuff marks. My next step would be some 3 -000 or 4-0000 steel wool. Use it in the direction of the lines on the indi tiles, then the floor wax.
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Re: scratched parque floors
Tue, December 4, 2007 - 12:15 PMI'd tale a multi pad vibratory floor sander to it using abrasive no more coarse than 100 and probably I'd use 180.
The parque is likely a veneer so sanding through it would be very easy ERGO: the finer grit abrasive.
Then Coat several times with a floor finish called Fabulon.
You could say the hell with it and just wax the living beGeebus outta it. Use Butchers Wax. -
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Re: scratched parque floors
Tue, December 4, 2007 - 12:54 PMWhat Cliff said....Plus, if it is a veneer, you may be in for a replacement project if the scratches are severe.
A quick way to check if it is veneer would be to pull up a threshold and check the profile of the parque. It'll be pretty obvious if there's a veneer.
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Re: scratched parque floors
Tue, December 4, 2007 - 3:18 PMScratches that concern me are (somewhat - or appear) deeply embedded, compliments of my 97 lb lab - before I trained him. Comes from running in the country on his own for too long. -
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Re: scratched parque floors
Tue, December 4, 2007 - 4:44 PMHmmmmm....It looks like you're in for a fair amount of elbow grease. A random orbital floor sander is probably the tool you want. Most rental places have them. Get an assortment of pads and sandpaper grits and a respirator.
Be sure to check if it is a veneer or a low grade laminate first. Sanding either one of those agressively could be disastrous.
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