Scratched Laminate

Q: I just installed a laminate floor in the living room and it has a scratch. Is there anything I can apply to hide the scratch???
Marge

A: There are a few products out there which can help to hide scratches. Several companies make an acrylic color fill type product which is built to repair dents and is color matched to many of their floors. You could use a small amount of this applied with a rubber spatula or putty knife to color in the scratch.
Another option would be some of the crayon or pen like coloring item which are built to color in scratches to help hide them some. Now a cheaper solution along these lines would be to go out and find some regular crayons, typically the 64 packs have enough colors to cover you, then use a color which is closest to your floor, then lightly use it to color the area of the scratch.
Your best bet would be a color fill type product to match the floor, but there are several other options out there to help hide scratches, but keep in mind if you are looking for the scratch, you will still see it, it is just more likely to be missed by those who walk in or only glance at the floor.

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2 Responses to Scratched Laminate

  1. melissa on September 22, 2009 at 11:01 pm

    my dog urinated on our dining room floor and the carpet was nasty smelling and ran a odor through the house so we put some pinesol on the carpet and scrubbed it then i put a fan there to dry the carpet, all of a sudden the floor started to buckle up,will it go back down by itself? what can i do to fix it before my landlord finds out .please help me,,,,,,,desperate melissa

  2. Perry Liston on May 19, 2010 at 11:19 am

    I’ve been looking for this precise information on this subject for a while.  Bookmarked and recommended!

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