scratches on polished floor

I have a new polished wooden floor (rosegum), with semi-gloss water based urethene finish. Unfortunately I had to move in very shortly after the polishing was finished and before it was fully hardened.

Buggered at the end of the moving day, I pushed a couple of cardboard packing boxes filled with books along the floor and produced a 3ft width of thin shallow scratches right in the middle of the living room where they usefully show up when the sun shines through the window.

I have tried to find repair kits or polishes etc at Bunnies and flooring shops, but to no avail. It really just needs to be something that will fill in/colour the scratches a slightly darker colour (and its clearly just the polish that is scratched, not the floorboards). Waxes are not recommended (too slippery) and I can't re-sand just that area.

My google searches came up with some repair kits marketed overseas, but I can't seem to find anything here.

Any ideas? Much appreciated, so I can hide at least that example of my incompetence (covering it up with builders bog and liquid nails, like usual, probably wont work in this situation)

I would coat some scrap timber with the same finish and scratch it so it looks similar.
Then you can safely experiment without totally stuffing up the whole floor.

Bunnings have "Wax sticks" from Timbermate.

Buy one in the correct colour, rub it vigorously over the offending scratches so that it fills in the groove, then rub it, once again, vigorously, with a piece of hard cardboard. This will buff out the wax from around the scratch. :)

I had the same problem with a floor coated in a semi-gloss water based urethane finish called Bonatec. I just sanded the area with a random orbital sander using 320 grit and gave it a coat of Bonatec. After it dried you could not see where it had been touched up - the benefit of not having a high gloss I guess. But as echnidna said, I'd try it either on some scrap wood or in an unseen spot (like under a cupboard) first.

thanks all. Those wax sticks sound like what I am looking for and thanks for the cardboard tip. I did briefly consider sanding, but even if I did well on the out of the way place I am not really confident I would do well on the really visible bit right in the middle of the room. Will let you know if the wax sends my 2 yr old flying .. .

Try Gilly Stephensons scratch cover available at bunnings

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Actually It will......

Where do you think timber stain comes from?

Steel and water on Hardwood (contains tanins) causes the black stain that we see on the concrete under timber decks.
Ask any bloke that has worked a Sawbench in a mill.
He has hands that are completely black form touching wood, water(on the saw to keep it cool) and Steel (saw bench itself) as he works.

Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton

Its clearly just the polish that is scratched, not the floorboards

Did you read that bit?

Because I wouldn't be going through the polish, my friend ok!

And if you didn’t know French polishers use steel wool and water in their finishing process, so I find it hard to believe they would use something that would take the finish off completely <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

Since you need to know!

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Originally Posted by Auspiciousdna

Its clearly just the polish that is scratched, not the floorboards

Did you read that bit?

Because I wouldn't be going through the polish, my friend ok!

Since you need to know!

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Better to be safe than sorry...:D

lucky u used water based this can be touched up very easyly, give the polisher a ring and see if he will come past and fix it. Dont go trying use differnt products as this not allow the floor to be recoated in the futer.

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And if you didn’t know French polishers use steel wool and water in their finishing process

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Well, There ya go...
Didn't know that they french polished Hardwood Flooring.
Ya learn something new everyday.

Glock you remind my of this old saw I got that’s missing a few teeth! (it's not all there)

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Glock you remind my of this old saw I got that’s missing a few teeth! (it's not all there)

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Ha ha ha ha You kill me.....:D

I've never heard that one before.

Ummm.. i think you may need a lie down and a hand full in valium.
Why the derogatory comment?
Feeling threatened??
Not sure that your supplied info is correct?
Know nothing about E. Grandis or floor finishing?

See. I don't have to revert to childish comments to get my point across:rolleyes:

Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor.
Grafton