A real wood floor not only looks visually appealing and can be individually designed according to personal preferences, but can also ensure a healthy living climate and, for example, regulate the moisture balance in the room.
However, parquet is one of the high-priced floors. Unsightly scratches in the wood are therefore all the more annoying. Deeper scratches often have to be repaired with special repair accessories from the hardware store, such as professional repair kits, to be cemented. However, a few tricky home remedies that you can find in your kitchen are sufficient for many light scratches.
With these tips you can easily remove scratches in the parquet
olive oil
Light scratches in the parquet can be rubbed with olive oil, for example. However, this trick works well with darker wood, as the oil may stain some lighter floors.
Additionally, you can mix the oil with lemon juice or vinegar essence in (1 to 1 ratio) to get better effect. Lemon juice and vinegar contain acids that will swell the wood slightly, making the scratches disappear.
The oil can also be mixed with toothpaste (in a ratio of 1 to 2) as toothpaste contains abrasive particles which can polish scratched wooden floors and furniture. To do this, apply the mixture to the scratches, let them soak in and then wipe the floor with a damp cloth.
coffee or black tea
Alternatively, you can stain fine scratches with black tea or coffee. While coffee is best suited for darker wood, you can brew black tea until it roughly matches the color of the wood. Then apply the liquid to the scratches and rub them in until the scratches are no longer visible.
For deeper scratches, you can also use coffee or black tea to color wax with which you can putty the scratches.
beeswax or candle wax
Deeper scratches cannot be polished away and must be filled in. Instead of using commercial repair wax, you can try filling the scratches with white beeswax or candle wax. So that these wax masses match the color of the wooden floor, you can color them with coffee or tea.
walnuts
Walnuts are a particularly effective insider tip for deeper scratches in the wooden floor. To do this, crack open the nut and rub the scratches in with the kernel until the scratches are no longer visible. The nut particles settle into the scratches so that they are less noticeable, while the nut oil makes the light scratches slightly darker.
However, this trick only works if the color of your parquet floor roughly matches the color of the walnut. Otherwise the nut may stain the wood.