Here is a hack for scratches in hardwood. It won't elimanate the scratch but make it not as notchable. Rub it with the meat of a walnut.
Scratchs in Hardwood.
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I'm gonna have to go scratch someone's floor...... I gotta know if that really works.
Taken right from Handyman magazine emails.
It’s the oil in the nut that makes it work. I wonder if a pecan or a Brazil nut would work just as well. How about a jar of honey roasted peanuts or a bag of pistachios or corn nuts. Those things are likely to be in my van and I know they have some oily crap all over them cus that’s what makes all the salt and flavor stick to the nuts.
CJ all you can do is try it. I haven't, let us know cause we do get a lot of posts on this.The article did say you rub it until you get a blend of color.
I'm sorry, but I'm not rubbin' my nuts on another guy's wood! 
On a serious note,
That's pretty much what this stuff does:
Tibet Almond Stick – The Stick with Magical Powers
It's an almond oil. I've even used it to light scratches in LVP. Not perfect, but it removes the scratch whitening so that you don't notice the scratch as much.
On a serious note,
That's pretty much what this stuff does:
Tibet Almond Stick – The Stick with Magical Powers
It's an almond oil. I've even used it to light scratches in LVP. Not perfect, but it removes the scratch whitening so that you don't notice the scratch as much.
Sorry Daris. I'm heavily medicated. Got to go get an MRI and CT scan tomorrow morning for round 2 (possibly) on my neck. My filter is a bit off today.
Oh yeah, I forgot to add, to get the color a little more correct I'll first use a wax color crayon out of my repair kit. The oil picks up the color and then sort of helps blend it in. The walnut is probably doing the same thing using the fatty oils that are in the nut. Pretty cool to know that though as most people would be more likely to have a walnut possibly laying around in their pantry.
Use the old ones on the floor under the seat, they're softer.
Just got a new scratch kit.
Deductable too.
Ok, here’s one for you. This is a trick mark brown taught me. I laughed in his face (through the internet’s) when he told me. But damn if it doesn’t work.
As we are working we sweat and get oily. If you scratch hardwood or lvp when working on it just wipe the side of your nose to pick up the oils and wipe it over the scratch. It’s gross but it freaking works like a champ!! It’s my go to method now. As long as nobody is looking that is.
Don’t ask how he figured it out but the boy is a damn genius! Saved me many of times.
As we are working we sweat and get oily. If you scratch hardwood or lvp when working on it just wipe the side of your nose to pick up the oils and wipe it over the scratch. It’s gross but it freaking works like a champ!! It’s my go to method now. As long as nobody is looking that is.
Don’t ask how he figured it out but the boy is a damn genius! Saved me many of times.
