Hardwood Floor Scuff / Scratch Removal

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Hardwoodfloor123

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Hi, I had some work done to my house and the contractor scuffed up some of my hardwood floors. He put a tarp down but there are still some marks.

Curious if anyone has some tips to deal with the scuffs / scratches in the attached images. Is there a product I can use to treat the spot versus do the entire flooring in the basement.

Also, my floor shows scuff marks fairly easily. It shows particular when there is a lot of light. Not sure if that is due to the wood stain color or the finish but any general guidance on that would be helpful as well. Just curious but would like to know if there is a reason so I can avoid it in the future.

I’ve read some things like using a tennis ball or gym shoe and baking soda. But I tried the baking soda on other marks and it made the problem worse.
 

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You can spot clean with it. It’s really just a cleaning and polishing agent. It’s not gonna remove any deep scratches. It’s just the first thing I would try… it’s easy to use. Just put a little on a rag or squirt it on the floor and mop. If you’re still not happy, then you can move onto some touch up sticks like the Tibits. Minwax has a touch up product too.
 
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