How can I get a scratch resistance hardwood floor?
Question:Over a year ago we refinnished the original 1950s hardwood floor in our house. We sanded, sealed, and then used a polyurathane recommended by home depot. A year later and our two boxers have totally destroyed them. We want to do it again but without the same result. Should we use a different procedure or chemicals??
Answers:
First of all you don't say what kind of wood you have or exactly what type of finish you used. If the wood is soft or very smooth it will scratch or show scratches regardless of the finish. If you used an oil-modified polyurethane there is little you can use that is better. There are better products like Glitsa acid-curing finish or moisture cured urethane that are better but have noxious chemicals and are hard to use.
If you used a water-borne urethane, an oil-modified urethane may be better. You may even be able to clean,lightly scuff sand the existing finish and apply another coat of finish.
Also, use satin finish since it won't show the scratches as much as a higher gloss finish.
If you do have to resand the floors, use a gloss or semi-gloss for the first two coats and satin for the third coat. Keep the dogs nails clipped, provide mats at entry points and keep the floor clean.
you cant!
There's no such thing as a scratch resistance wood.
kill the dogs and refinsh them agin
With regards to hardwood flooring think of it like concrete. If you take a sharp object you can scratch it even though its hard. Same with hardwood flooring. I think that you can buy something called penafin or something with that name which may soak into the wood and make the scratches blend in, not too sure though. I bought my flooring from the King of Floors and I have a bull dog and havent seen any scratches yet, but it's a light color floor. You can always email them and ask them questions.
dogs with nails and hardwood will result in scratches, cover the hardwood, ditch the dogs nails or live with the scratches
you cant.. thats right.. next best thing is laminate..
very durable.
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