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shiny ribbon like scratch on LVT

5 years ago

After waiting 2 months for bedroom furniture I slid my nightstand about a foot into place & now have a ribbon-like, shiny “scratch” in my flooring. I only see it at an angle when entering the room. A shiny line that looks like a drizzle. Can this be fixed by sanding & filling with one of the flor-fix type of products?

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graywings123
5 years ago
From what I have read, you can't really fix LVT but you can minimize the appearance of the scratch. People use all sorts of products including crayons and paste wax shoe polish. This guy uses MinWax:

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SJ McCarthy
5 years ago
Nope...no fix. You have 'polished' up a bit of the SUPER DULL finish on the LVP. The matte finish is easy to 'polish' with little feet on furniture. This is a change in GLOSS not a gouge, etc.

The fix = do nothing.

To be clear, this would have happened on ANY super dull/matte finish floor. It isn't the LVP's fault, it is the GLOSS LEVEL of the LVP. A satin or semigloss finish (not available right now) would have hidden that little gem quite nicely.
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