Scratched/gouged Engineered wood floor....Help

[philipdayton]

My wife, god bless her! has just rang and said " I've had an accident, i dragged the sofa and now there's a big scratch on the floor"
The floor is an engineered laminate oak. Is there any way anyone knows of getting rid of scratches/gouges in wooden floors?

 

[WoodYouLike]

Philip, is it laminate (i.e. Plastic Melamine) or wood-engineered (i.e. solid top layer of 2 - 8mm on pine or plywood backing)? See 'sticky' in this category.

Melamine would be ruined, wood-engineered can be 'saolve', depending on the finish used: lacquer/varnish or oiled?

 

[philipdayton]

Woodyoulike, Its an engineered Oak, about 4mm layer.
Its got a laquered finish.
I only layed it just before xmas

What would you recomend?

 

[WoodYouLike]

Try maintenance polish first, might do the trick if the scratch isn't too deep.
If the lacquer layer has been damaged though, sanding might be the only solution (but local sanding and applying a new lacquer layer might cause a patchy looking floor - hence the reason why we love oiled floors).

 

[mattysupra]

can you do a board replacement? is scratch across many boards or one or two? if across many a full sand and seal may be best but not a easy job.

 

[boghog]

Try maintenance polish first, might do the trick if the scratch isn't too deep.
If the lacquer layer has been damaged though, sanding might be the only solution (but local sanding and applying a new lacquer layer might cause a patchy looking floor - hence the reason why we love oiled floors).

Sorry, I know this post is very old post, but could you recommend a product available in the UK? I've googled maintenance polish but I couldn't find much.
Thanks

 

[WoodYouLike]

have a look here, sure you'll find something to suit your wooden floor

 

[boghog]

thanks