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Posted by Boward on September 15, 2005, 2:21 pm
I recently finished my pine floors with a dark stain and oil based
semi-gloss Polyurethane. I used four coats of the urethane, and scuff
sanded with steel wool between each coat. The finish is now around
four weeks old, and the final result turned out beautifully.
I now have a problem that I'm not sure how to solve, however. My
wife was recently cleaning and she scrubbed some shoe marks with the
abrasive nylon side of a 3M kitchen sponge. Apparently she didn't
know just how course those sponges can be because she left very
noticeable dull circular scratch marks in the gloss finish. As fate
would have it, the marks are in the middle of the highest traffic
areas.
My question is, short of recoating the entire floor, what can I do
about that? Is there a mild paste abrasive such as soft scrub, car
wax, or brasso that will remove the scratching without staining? Do
you think 1000 grit auto-body wet sand paper would help? I'm very
crestfallen whenever I see my dulled floor, and would appreciate any
advise you can provide.
Thanks in advance,
-Tom
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Posted by Evon Barvinchack on September 15, 2005, 8:11 pm
I had a similiar situation with a grandchild on her mothers cherry floor. I
went to a auto parts store and bought some body compound. It was red and in
a tube. Cost about $ 18.00 It was in a past like consistence - I rubbed it
in then wiped it off and buffed it and it cleared it about 95%. If you know
where to look and look hard you can still see what looks like a smudge mark
My suggestion would be to take a scrap piece of wood put you finish on it
and try to duplicate the floor. Then rub it with the abrashive pad and then
try the compound. If it works then try the floor. Good Luck!
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> I recently finished my pine floors with a dark stain and oil based
> semi-gloss Polyurethane. I used four coats of the urethane, and scuff
> sanded with steel wool between each coat. The finish is now around
> four weeks old, and the final result turned out beautifully.
> I now have a problem that I'm not sure how to solve, however. My
> wife was recently cleaning and she scrubbed some shoe marks with the
> abrasive nylon side of a 3M kitchen sponge. Apparently she didn't
> know just how course those sponges can be because she left very
> noticeable dull circular scratch marks in the gloss finish. As fate
> would have it, the marks are in the middle of the highest traffic
> areas.
> My question is, short of recoating the entire floor, what can I do
> about that? Is there a mild paste abrasive such as soft scrub, car
> wax, or brasso that will remove the scratching without staining? Do
> you think 1000 grit auto-body wet sand paper would help? I'm very
> crestfallen whenever I see my dulled floor, and would appreciate any
> advise you can provide.
> Thanks in advance,
> -Tom
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Posted by dadiOH on September 15, 2005, 8:26 pm
Boward@gmail.com wrote:
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> I recently finished my pine floors with a dark stain and oil based
> semi-gloss Polyurethane. I used four coats of the urethane, and scuff
> sanded with steel wool between each coat. The finish is now around
> four weeks old, and the final result turned out beautifully.
> I now have a problem that I'm not sure how to solve, however. My
> wife was recently cleaning and she scrubbed some shoe marks with the
> abrasive nylon side of a 3M kitchen sponge. Apparently she didn't
> know just how course those sponges can be because she left very
> noticeable dull circular scratch marks in the gloss finish. As fate
> would have it, the marks are in the middle of the highest traffic
> areas.
> My question is, short of recoating the entire floor, what can I do
> about that? Is there a mild paste abrasive such as soft scrub, car
> wax, or brasso that will remove the scratching without staining? Do
> you think 1000 grit auto-body wet sand paper would help? I'm very
> crestfallen whenever I see my dulled floor, and would appreciate any
> advise you can provide.
You could...
1. Wipe on a thin coat of poly on the affected area
2. Rub it out with auto rubbing compound (or any very fine abrasive such
as rotten stone). Finest (AFAIK) are those for polishing plastics (also
at auto parts store).
dadiOH
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Posted by Boward on September 16, 2005, 5:07 am
Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll stop at an auto-body store today.
I'll let you know how it comes out.
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Posted by Boward on September 16, 2005, 7:31 am
Okay, I Googled "buff plastic scratch" and found an auto detailing
forum that discussed scratches on motorcycle helmet visors. Someone
there recommended "Novus plastic polish." It comes in three different
grades, and the price was right.
http://spoilers4less.com/spoilers4less/novus-plastic-polish-order.html
I figure this may or may not work on my floor, but it should be helpful
on my fiber glass tub, car instrument panel, 30-some odd pairs of
clouded and unusable safety glasses, scratched NetFlix DVDs, microwave
door, router sight window, etc. I'm starting to wonder how I made it
this far in life without it.
It'll be nice if it works on polyurethane as well.
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> semi-gloss Polyurethane. I used four coats of the urethane, and scuff
> sanded with steel wool between each coat. The finish is now around
> four weeks old, and the final result turned out beautifully.
> I now have a problem that I'm not sure how to solve, however. My
> wife was recently cleaning and she scrubbed some shoe marks with the
> abrasive nylon side of a 3M kitchen sponge. Apparently she didn't
> know just how course those sponges can be because she left very
> noticeable dull circular scratch marks in the gloss finish. As fate
> would have it, the marks are in the middle of the highest traffic
> areas.
> My question is, short of recoating the entire floor, what can I do
> about that? Is there a mild paste abrasive such as soft scrub, car
> wax, or brasso that will remove the scratching without staining? Do
> you think 1000 grit auto-body wet sand paper would help? I'm very
> crestfallen whenever I see my dulled floor, and would appreciate any
> advise you can provide.
> Thanks in advance,
> -Tom