How To Get Dents Out Of Wood Floors

Removing dents from finished wood.

How to get dents out of wood floors.

A dent may be the only defect on a table top coffee table or desk top. Get dents out of hardwood floors. Get the interior of the dents free of shine. I m going to show you the technique i used to fix it and remove the dent without using wood filler.

Sand out the inside of each dent using your 200 grit sandpaper. After the wood s dried for a few hours brush on a protective finish like paint or laminate to help protect the wood and cover up the dent. To remove a dent from wood co. Fold the sandpaper into a triangle if necessary to get the edge of the paper into the dents.

Dents in finished wood surfaces can be annoying. Though it can seem like a waste of effor. If the dent is still bad wet the cloth again and repeat the process. Many dents can be removed by using a combination of heat and moisture to raise the wood back to its original form.

Do this only when the area is small. Here is how to remove dents from wood furniture or floors. Pour a little water on the affected area and just a little surrounding it. Many years ago a teacher told me that you could steam out a dent in a piece of wood one where the wood fibers had been compressed not where they had been removed using a wet rag and an iron.

Use an iron on medium hot setting to iron a wet cloth over the dent. This technique works great for wood floors and dining r. Blow off the dust. You can also pour the water so that it falls inside the depression of the dent.

Removing dents from hardwood floors is a different process from removing scratches. Dents happen when something heavy or blunt strikes the wood hard such as a baseball or even dishes that are dropped and broken. This technique was meant for unfinished wood but unfortunately most of the wood we deal with in our homes has some sort of finish on it. After moving some furniture i inevitably damaged some of it by dropping a heavy tool on it.

That way you can be certain that it most definitely wet. Once the cloth is dry check the dent to see if it s risen.