How To Repair Scratched Cork Flooring

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How to repair scratched cork flooring.

So with the appearance of scratches you can grind the damaged area and re apply varnish. 2 locate a scrap tile or a new tile that matches your cork floor. Do this step for wood filler repair cork floor damaged tiles. If you have small scratches or dents in your cork floor address them with an easy spot repair using wood filler.

If using wood filler fill in the area evenly. Oak pine cherry walnut reclaimed barn board a combination of woods and more. Buffing your floor when it has dirt and other debris on it is likely to create more new scratches than it will remove. Select a wood filler that closely matches the tint of your floor.

There are two main ways you can do this. They both look like real wood. Wipe the tiles that need repair clean with a damp sponge. Step 1 preparing your floor for buffing.

Let the tile dry. Tiny sharp particles beneath your buffing pad will be pressed and rubbed against the cork making new scratches. You can test the color in an inconspicuous corner. Let it dry completely.

Fill in the dents or scratches with the wood filler. Choose a wood filler that most closely matches the shade of your existing cork flooring. During the life of your cork flooring you may notice some dents and scratches that you want to repair. This can only be done to cork floors that have been installed using interlocking planks.

Sand over the damaged area with a fine grit sandpaper and palm sander if needed and apply a stain that matches the color of your cork floor with a rag. Just clean w dish soap in water. Allow the wood filler to dry a. They are floating floors have to be so don t be tempted to glue.

Once your wood filler is dry use a fine grit sandpaper to smooth out the wood filler and make it level with your cork flooring. Scratches on the cork floor after the laying the cork flooring is usually covered with several layers of lacquer. The floors are always warm characteristics of cork bamboo. Press the new tile down onto the adhesive cement.

Small scratches on the surface of the cork are almost not visible but if they are you should buy a special kit to repair the flooring. Alternatively you can mix wood filled with a compatible stain to achieve a good color match.