Hello all I am new please excuse me if I do not express myself properly about my issue or condition.
Just finished installing “Vertical Carbonized Bamboo flooring” in my living room. It looks fantastic. The issue is it is already showing some scratches as if it is not as hard as advertise, were it is said to be; harder than Oak and almost as hard as maple. The finish is polyurethane with aluminum oxide (25 years grty). The places that I have noted the scratches are not because the finish is broken but more like dents or dibits.
The question is: How can I raise those dents?
Bryan
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Hi Bam Bam
The normal way to fix a dent is to put a wet rag on and then hot iron it. You can only do this on raw wood. It would probably cause the finish to break loose from the wood. I don't know of any way to fix a dent line except to re-finish the whole floor. I just dented a piece of "Vertical Carbonized Bamboo flooring", it is no way as hard as oak, I wood say less than walnut. I would go after the company that sold it to you.
Jeff in so cal
I don't have great news for you. I have been in the wood floor business for many years and the problem you are describing would be more correctly defined as a mar rather than a scratch. Scratches are caused by something sharp tearing into the finish coats and possibly even wood fibers, ex. irregularly shaped gravel. Mars are caused by something smooth enough that it does not tear the finish coats but simply dents it, ex. ball bearing. The fact that your finish is marring instead of scratching is also an indication of its toughness or let's say its ability to resist scratches. The only way to remove longitudinal indentations in a wood floor is to sand the floor and apply new finish. Light scratches on the other hand, can usually be hidden with another coat of finish on top of the existing finish. I'm sure you are aware of felt protectors for the bottom of furniture. I do not feel your finish is defective. Aluminum oxide finishes are very tough but as they say, a 125 woman in high heels will dent hardwood floors and exert more psi on the wood floor than the typical refrigerator.
Welcome floorguy
You said it better than I can. Where are you located?
Jeff in so cal
Thanks for the information. I guess is going to have a distress look very fast. The mars where cause by my son sliding on the floor like a baseball player, but he had jeans with ribbets. Ouch, this happend just as I finish nailing the last qtr. round board.
Bryan,
Your son was just being a kid. A hardwood floor is just too much tempation for any boy to resist sliding in to 2nd base. This isn't a problem. It's an opportunity to teach him proper care of a hardwood floor. Only socks and pyjamas for sliding!
In fewer years than you will believe, you'll be looking at those marks as fond remembrance of his childhood.
Bamboo flooring is very popular here in Hawaii where bringing in traditional hardwood flooring adds about 50% to the cost of the job. Our flooring guy insists it is as durable as Maple. I have seen quite a bit of variation. The best floors do really withstand abuse, but I think some batches of the bamboo are too soft. This can happen with oak, maple or any other wood you can use. Your son probably just found a soft board. Sounds like the surface finish is as advertised, though.
VL
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