How To Touch Up Polyurethane Hardwood Floors

Apply a light coating of floor wax to shallow scratches using a soft cloth.

How to touch up polyurethane hardwood floors.

The floors are not stained it just looks like it has polyurethane on them. I have had repairs done on oak floors that resulted in refinishing small areas. On polyurethane coated floors you can remove scuff marks with a pencil eraser. The blend of water or petroleum bases with synthetic resins plasticizers and other film forming ingredients harden over the wood to protect the wood but when the polyurethane is scratched it breaks the protective barrier.

Remove the excess wax and buff the floor. Use solvent based polyurethane and get the same finish type gloss satin etc and apply a few thick coats. Done correctly a spot repair is all but unnoticeable provided you ve correctly matched the finish and if necessary the stain. Yes a polyurethane finished hardwood floor may have additional coats of polyurethane applied.

Unvarnished painted floors will eventually show wear in high traffic areas. I touched up with minwax helmsman polyurethane satin because that s what i had for the door i am refinishing that caused this problem. Floors that have been finished with polyurethane are resistant to moisture and stains but as with any surface finish they can be scratched. Few things can add as much warmth character and charm to a room as hardwood floors.

The floors are in fair condition but now looks worse because of the polyurethane bubbled and came off in spots. To remove scuff marks on a waxed floor spray the area with vinegar based cleaner and allow it to soak. Hand sand corners edges and under cabinet kick plates. Can polyurethane floors be recoated.

Despite its name floor enamel is a latex product which will last longer with a coat of clear polyurethane on it. Lightly sand with a dull 120 to 150 grit abrasive screen or 2 steel wool under a heavy floor buffer. From the amber glow of heart pine to the deep dark polish of walnut hardwood brings a bit of nature into your. Alternatively use a touch up polyurethane repair kit following manufacturer.

Sand the area clean it with a solvent afterwards denatured alcohol apply polyurethane let dry. It looks remarkably good. You can also use paste wax to clean waxed floors image 2.