Repairing Dings In the Varnish On a Hardwood Floor

scratches Post By tara (Guest Post) (01/29/2006) My cat scratched up my hardwood floors and I rent an apartment. There are about a million scratches all over every part of the floor. Is there anything I can buy to make them less noticible. It is horrible looking. Thanks RE: Repairing Dings In the Varnish On a Hardwood Floor Post By Leslie (Guest Post) (11/17/2004) Well Jimmy, if it would make the scratches blend in with the rest of the floor, maybe just match the flooring to a stain color, and try to blend them in, make them less noticeable. Hey, a few dings and scratches adds character! :-) Good luck RE: Repairing Dings In the Varnish On a Hardwood Floor Post By Jimmy (Guest Post) (11/15/2004) The type of wood is 3/4 inch solid Brazillian Cherry. It's all nailed down. The scratches are fairly deep but not so bad that I would replace the boards (they are pretty tough to cut out). I may just try to dull the scratches a bit, right now they are light scratches on dark red wood which is what makes them stand out. RE: Repairing Dings In the Varnish On a Hardwood Floor Post By Leslie (Guest Post) (11/15/2004) Well, it all depends on what kind of hardwood floor you have. If its the snap-in kind, you'll most likely have to replace the damaged planks. If the scratches aren't TOO deep, you may be able to lightly sand them, match the stain, and poly over it to make them less noticeable. Also, check to see if the flooring is under any kind of warranty. Check out the Minwax website, I found it very helpful when I worked on my old hardwood floors.