Repairing Scuffs on Maple Floors

Hardwood flooring, such as maple, can add warm, timeless beauty to your home. Hardwood floors are durable, easier to clean than carpets, and go with many different room decors. One drawback to them, however, is that they can develop scuffs and scratches from people walking on them, from pets scratching them, from furniture being moved, or a number of other reasons. Repairing scuffs from everyday wear-and-tear are fairly quick and easy.

Vacuum cleaner
Static sweeper
Mineral spirits
Stain marker
Clean, dry rag

Instructions

- 1
  Remove dust from the floor with a vacuum cleaner or static sweeper. Keeping dust off of the floor's surface can prevent scuffing as the dust can be dragged against the floor's finish or ground into it by people walking on it.
- 2
  Wipe off the floor in and around the scuffed area with mineral spirits to remove any dirt that's ground into the floor.
- 3
  Cover the scuffs with coloring from a stain marker. This is a marking pen that contains a mix of stain and urethane and can cover the scuffs. Apply a liberal dose of the coloring to the scuffs, and wipe the excess material away with a clean, dry rag. If you can't find an exact match for your floor, use the color that is closest to your floor; if applied correctly, it will resemble the grain in the maple.

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