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Long-Term Maintenance
When high traffic areas begin to show wear and become de-lustered (this will be noticed by
a white cast and dulling of the shine), it may be time for a fresh coat of finish to be applied
to your floor to enhance the longevity and beauty of your investment. Both Basic Coatings
and Bona Kemi have systems to recoat your floor with high quality urethane finishes.
Contact your flooring retailer for details.
Scratch Repairs
From your left over material, select a piece of flooring approximately 12” long (medium
color tone) to use as your scratch touch-up template. Now you are ready to begin the touch-
up process.
Taking a sharp object create 5-6 scratches on the surface of your template.
Take your template to your local craft store (Michaels) and go to the section where they
keep felt tip markers i.e. Sharpies pens. Match with the color(s) that come closest to the
color of your flooring. Note, It may be necessary to use several colors within the same
scratch (starting with the lightest color first) in order to achieve the best overall color
tone/blend. The variety of shapes and sizes allows the individual applying the stain/color
the ability to control the amount of stain being applied to the scratch.
Once you have achieved the desired color tone, you can apply water base polyurethane
(which can be purchased at your local Lowes or Home Depot) over the stain using a micro-
fine “tipped” artist brush. Note: Typically, it is not necessary to apply polyurethane over
scratches that are less than 1/16” wide.
Your main objective when touching up a scratch is to soften the scratches effect to the eye.