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| Removing scratches from wood floors. |
If you own a wood floor and have dogs, kids, cats or have ever moved furniture ... you probably have some scratches on your floor.
While moving a bookcase from one corner of our dining room, the floor got rather scratched. The new mid-century bar (keep an eye out for a blog post about that!) has exposed legs, so the scratches are pretty obvious now.
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| Before: Scratches in wood floor |
An easy solution (that I amended per our pantry contents) is to mix one part vinegar and three parts canola oil. I didn't have canola oil and just used vegetable oil. So if you're wondering if you can substitute vegetable oil for canola oil -- the answer is yes! It turned out great!
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| After: Removed scratches from wood floor. |
Just wipe the solution on and gently rub into the wood. No need to wipe off. I can't wait to try this on some dog-scratched window sills that we have!
Do you have any simple fixes?
How much of each do I mix? Not sure what "parts" are.
ReplyDeleteBy parts they mean, if they say 1 part water, 1 part milk well if you use a cup to measure, then it's 1 cup water 1 cup milk.
DeleteIn this case 1 parr vinegar, 3 parts oil, so if you use a cup then it's one cup vinegar and 3 cups oil.
If you use a bucket then it's 1 bucket of vinegar and 3 of oil.
Hope this helps.
"Parts" are the measurement you decide to use; in this case the recipe requires one part vinegar and three parts canola oil. If you wanted make a small batch of the mixture and wanted to use "tablespoons" for your measurement, you would use one tablespoon vinegar and 3 tablespoons of canola oil. If you wanted to make a larger batch, using "cups" for your measurement, it would be 1 cup vinegar and 3 cups canola oil.
ReplyDeleteThis really worked wonders on my floors, they are 45 yrs old and never been redone. Helped with alot of the scuff marks from years of moving stuff. My dogs also enjoyed me using this on the floors,silly puppies were licking it up after I was finished cleaning.
ReplyDeleteDoes it matter which type vinegar should be used? I'm assuming white or apple cider vinegar.
ReplyDeleteI tried this on my floor, and I was very pleased with the results. It really works. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteDoes this work for all scratches? Mine are a little deeper than your photo above.
ReplyDeleteDoes this work for all scratches? Mine are a little deeper than your photo above.
ReplyDeleteCan I use coconut oil or olive oil?
ReplyDeleteI know your comment is from a long time ago, but coconut oil would work best if it was liquid or you were in a warm climate, and olive oil would most likely work
Deletehow long to dry?
ReplyDeleteDoes it work on laminate floors?
ReplyDeleteI would not use it on Laminate. Use the Magic Eraser for laminate scuffs. Scratched in laminate cannot be sanded down or repaired with oil unfortunately.
DeleteHow long till it dries?
ReplyDeleteI just love this site this worked out so well. I can't believe there are so many ways to do things anything from A to Z awsome
ReplyDeleteI have always understood that on wood, vegetable oils should not be used because over time they'll turn rancid. Instead, use mineral oil.
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ReplyDeleteThis was the perfect fix for my 100 year old hardwood floors! I have used it several times over the last year with no problems at all. Thank you for sharing! I have recommended this recipe and linked to your site from my blog.
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Does the oil make the floor slippery at all? We have some well worn hardwood floors in our house, and we have a busy 5 yr old :)
ReplyDeleteAre we talking white vinegar?
ReplyDeleteI could kiss you. Virtual kiss! Staying at my sister's and put a light scratch in a floor when I moved a chair with no protectors on the bottom. This saved me from a big drama. lol. Thanks so much. Definitely made my life simpler. ;)
ReplyDeleteHelpful guide. I am using hardwood floor and it is common issue for hardwood floor user.
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