Rob Blaustein
03-02-2006, 11:14 PM
OK, I'll start by admitting I'm a numbskull, and really annoyed with myself. We just added a new master bedroom suite with hardwood oak floors finished with water-based poly. In moving our heavy mattress I had to drag it briefly over a part of the floor. I didn't realize there was some sort of hard piece on the corner and when I dragged it I managed to gouge out a 1/4" wide wavy line that goes several feet across the floor. I only rubbed out some of the finish, I didn't really scratch the floor (I think). Of course the irony is we just had to have the flooring guys come back to do another few coats after the painters trashed the floor because of inadequate protection--that was done 7 days ago. OK, I know some of you guys are flooring experts--is this fixable without redoing the whole floor? Is it fixable by a non-flooring pro--like me? If so, what would it involve? I will say that I've never done any sort of finishing, but just about to start doing some on another project. Thanks for any advice.