wood floors

[chuck]

A few years ago I installed a wood floor in the kitchen. It was called
a floating system? It looked great then, but now there are a lot
scratches, none deep, just on surface. There was nothing in the manual
about this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove
or cover without a major project, money wise..

[ha...@remodelingsource.info]

Chuck I would cover with a linileum product but I would first check
with the manufacturer to make sure it is OK to go over-Hank J

[ha...@remodelingsource.info]

Linoleum sorry can't spell

[asperry1]

I believe they also make a filler that is colored and comes in a tube.
I'm not sure how many scratches you are talking about, but that may
also be an alternative.

[cdavid03 dav]

I do appreciate the responses on the floors, I think I left something out of the request. The finish on the floors have a lot of surface scratches. I assume the finish is urethane of some type. I don't think sanding is an option, maybe some other type of finish to fill in the small scratches.

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From:  "asperry1" <aspe...@gmail.com>
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Subject:  Re: wood floors
Date:  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:31:51 -0000

[chuck]

[Retro-Modern.net]

First I would suggest to give the floor a good clean, to get it free
from dirt and oils etc. Then I would give it a slight sanding and then
apply a few coats of floor sealer, like gymseal or so. If the scratches
are only surface deep, this will optically level them out. The sealer
can be applied with a pad on a stick. It will have to be a
polyureathane product to assure adheasion. You will have to treat the
whole floor area together. Spot treatments do not work, because it will
show build up where the sealer is applied.