Scratch on new worktop.

Hi,
Does anyone have a solution that might cover a scratched work top please? I’ve done a search on here and most of the solutions are for gloss tops.

Mine is a semi matt black finish, True Black from B&Q (I chose it so it would be less likely to show marks ) it looks like small piece of grit has got under the router plate and put one light scratch along the front edge.

I have marked a waste piece with a knife to simulate it and so far have tried, Colourfill, felt tip, bumper black and car scratch remover the only one that worked was the scratch remover but the rubbed area is now glossy of course, shame I didn’t go with the glossy one!

Any other suggestions would be very welcome,
Regards
footprints

True Black is probably the worst worktop that they sell with regards to scratching......
I damaged one fitting a porcelain sink last year.... I think I used a Permanent marker to hide the damage. Mine was more of a scuff though.

Do you need to fill the scratch or just hide it i.e. is it very deep?

You could also try Black furniture wax but i think youll have a job removing it from the texture of the surface, but worth a go....

Thanks for your reply Pedrovr4 I have since read some reviews on the B&Q website and they say the same as you its really prone to scratches. I chose it because gloss has a bad name for marking, in the past I have had textured surfaces and they have been good at disguising the odd mark bad decision!

We have had a try with wax and other polishes but the darn thing still shows, its about 400mm long and can only be a few microns deep but the light from the window falls just right to show it up.

I thought about ripping the whole lot out and starting again but as I have fitted it on three sides already and this was the last section so I just can’t face it. Can you believe it on the website it’s a 5 week delivery! Luckily I have got a sample overnight from another supplier that matches with only a few days lead time so will order from them on Monday.

Will never touch B&Q worktops again though

Best wishes,
footprints

Just a thought, but could one of these surface repair specialists help? A quick search online brings up several who claim to be able to repair "almost any surface" Never used one myself, don't really know anything about them, and suspect it may be pricey, but worth an ask?

One other thing to remember is that when you're close to a job, any slight imperfection looks horrible. Someone else walking in and looking may not even see it. Not saying that's the case here with a 400mm long scratch, but it's often worth thinking about.

Yes that’s a good point I hadn‘t considered that, but as you say I suspect it would be more than the 100 quid or so a new length of worktop will cost, luckily the affected bit is a single run and not mitred into the other sections.
Regards,
footprints