Refinishing Floor Filler
Alternatively you can use pva glue or better and cheaper pva glue watered down.
Refinishing floor filler. Check the floor for larger holes or cracks and repair using wood filler and a spackle knife. Make sure you are using the matching color filler and a plastic knife. These tips will help. You will apply this with a large putty knife.
Clean the excess filler around the spot with a soft cloth after the filler is dried to make it shiny. If the gaps in your wood floor are smaller and more cosmetic a prefabricated wood filler or a wood dust and wood flour cement mix would be good options. Match the filler to the color of the spot you are filling not just to the specie of the whole floor. Give your filler time to dry.
Don t fill at the very beginning you won t see all the places that need fill. If you have wide gaps in a wide plank wood floor using natural rope as a filler is a relatively easy and inexpensive option. To repair a scratch on your hardwood floor you can apply a little bit of wood filler on the spot. If your floors are heavily damaged it is best to use a trowel filler a thinner wood filler that spreads and covers large areas image 1.
This will make the floor smooth and soft and will also even out the joints of wood filler. When buying your filler you may want to search on google for a floor sanding supply shop near you. Fill after you ve sanded through 36 grit. Because fir is such a soft wood it should be sanded by hand.