Car guy problems.

"Stupidru" (Schm1an)
05/12/2014 at 10:23 • Filed to: None

Bought a garage a few weeks back and worked a house into the deal. Unfortunately in my infinite wisdom, I scratched the living daylights out of our hardwood floors while moving in. I figured, because racecar of course, I could get them out with a buffer and some aggressive cutting compound. Nope. It just made it more slippery, so now my dog hates me because he falls over everytime he walks over it

DISCUSSION (18)

offroadkarter > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:26

video of doge

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:26

"That'll buff out"

Probably looking at a sand and refinish to remedy all the things.

Stupidru > Carl (@stuffcarlsays)
05/12/2014 at 10:27

I think I actually told my wife "that'll buff out" as I went to get my polisher. Unfortunately it made it look worse because now it just shines all over the place

Bad Idea Hat > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:31

Your dog slides all over the place, providing needed comic relief. I fail to see the issue.

This coming from a dog person.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:33

Seconding Carl Levine: That will not buff out, but that will *sand* out. Possibly without removing *all* your finish, but I wouldn't promise anything.

crowmolly > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:33

It would be like trying to buff out a key gouge in your car's paint.

These are here to stay unless you refinish the floors. No, chances are you can't just fix one area and blend it. Sorry.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:38

I give you your new favorite pass time.

E92M3 > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:39

Our entire wood floor is like that thanks to our 90lb shepherd. Everytime he scratches himself the other foots nails dig into the finish, as he spins 90 degrees.

Try to think of it as adding character. We recently sold our house (closing first week of june). I was certain after the inpsection the buyers would want the whole thing sanded down and redone, but they didn't even mention it.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:39

Could try the iron and wet towel trick, but short of just getting new flooring just call it "character"

f86sabre > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 10:55

There is actually an Oppo House group over on G+. They might have an idea.

Stupidru > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
05/12/2014 at 11:04

It's silly that I have a random orbital polisher, but now need to buy a random orbital sander (the same thing, just with a vacuum attached to it, and sand paper instead of a pad) so I don't gunk up the internals of the polisher. That's my next line of work- buy the sander and have a go at it, then re-stain

Meatcoma > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 11:05

Can rub a walnut across the scratch and the oils from the nuts will make them less noticeable. Without sanding it down and refinishing you will never get rid of the scratch, but you can try to make it less noticeable.

Stupidru > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
05/12/2014 at 11:06

I have thought about getting some opti-coat and filling in the cracks, but I think my wife would frown upon spending that kind of dough

Stupidru > E92M3
05/12/2014 at 11:07

I can see how it's easy to look past and not even notice, especially if you're selling to first-time homeowners

Roundbadge > Bad Idea Hat
05/12/2014 at 11:07

As the owner of a dog with 2 bad ACLs, this is only funny for a short while.

Stupidru > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
05/12/2014 at 11:20

Looks like I'm just going to polish the rest of the floor and do this for the rest of the week!

Stupidru > Meatcoma
05/12/2014 at 11:50

I think I'm going to sand it down and then put a small layer of epoxy over the entire floor to "dog-proof" it so I don't spend the rest of my being doing this

desertdog5051 > Stupidru
05/12/2014 at 12:19

Rug, is the answer.