Repair Kit
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Repairing Scratches in Laminate Flooring
When I moved into my home, the floor in the living room had just been refinished with beautiful honey toned laminate flooring. It was beautiful and it fit my decor perfectly. The only problem was the fact that one of my chair had popped a cap, unbeknownst to everyone involved, and it wasn’t until a few weeks later, when I went to rearrange a few pieces of furniture, that I noticed it.Much to my horror, the gleaming floor beneath the chair had become a scratched mess and I shuddered at the thought of having to fix it.
Now, I’m sure that I am not the only person who has had to deal with scratched laminate flooring. In fact, I’m almost positive that the problem is universally shared. The simple truth is, if you are going to own laminate flooring, at one time you will own scratched laminate flooring. Most people would simply sigh and shift the furniture around to cover the evidence, something that I actually did for a few months, but laminate flooring can be fixed without having to tear out pieces and replace them.
Most repairs in laminate flooring are pretty minor. A glass may have fallen and gouged a small hole or the kids may have scraped a toy car, minus wheels, across a small section. The scratches and holes are simply surface damage but they definitely detract from the once shiny beauty of your floors.
With minor damage, you will only need to do minor repairs to your laminate. Unfortunately, as with most repairs, there is nothing regularly stocked in your shelves that will fix the floors. You will need to make a run to the local home hardware or flooring store to pick up a repair kit. Some manufacturers will make repair kits for their flooring so the best place to start is the store where you purchased your flooring.
If you aren’t sure of the manufacturer or the manufacturer does not have a repair product, simply purchase a generic repair kit. A repair kit usually consists of a tube of putty or wax.This is your filler. Some repair kits have colored putty while others have paint that you mix to create the matching floor color; this you mix with the putty before applying. Both are perfectly fine to purchase and you will usually run yourself about ten to twenty dollars.
Some repair kits come with putty knife and everything else you need but if it doesn’t simply pick up a putty knife while you are at the store. Popsicle sticks work perfectly for applying the putty to the crack.
Before you start repairing your scratches and dents, make sure the area is clean of any debris and is dry. There is no sense repairing a spot if a patch of dog hair is going to be glued into the floor. Once the area is prepared, it’s time to get mixing.
If you went with a colored putty that matches your floor, all you will need to do is spoon in the putty, but if you went with a mix, you will need to match and create the desired color. Once you have that, spoon in the putty and smooth with the putty knife. Remove any of the excess putty so you have a smooth surface. Lastly, wipe the area around the scratch, being careful to not touch the repaired scratch with a clean cloth to wash away any residue.
Once it dries, your laminate flooring should look as good as new.
Sometimes, you will find the occasional scratch that is too shallow for the putty to work correctly. If this is the case, the best product on the market is ScratchAway. This is a spray on treatment for any small scratches on laminate and other wood flooring. All you need to do is spray the area and then buff until it is dry.
So with a few little tricks of the trade, there are very few reasons why you can’t enjoy scratch free laminate flooring for years to come.
-Sirena Van Schaik
It was no easy road for inventor of SnapIt eyeglass repair kit (St. Petersburg Times)
**By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer**
Monday, December 5, 2011
The curse of eyeglasses includes wrestling with tiny screws the size of ghost
ants when a hinge snaps or a lens falls out, often at the worst time and
place.
Cheap repair kits with lilliputian screwdrivers and magnifying glass are sold
widely, but often only further frustrate the sight-impaired.
Inspired by her mother jury rigging an emergency fix with an earring, first-
time inventor Nancy Tedeschi stepped up with a solution that removes much of
the mind-numbing hassle of amateur eyeglass repair.
She improved a tapered screw design dramatically enough to win her own patent.
She has sold 4 million screws to opticians in two years, and 500,000 of her
SnapIt repair kits to consumers since June. The SnapIts sell in many Walgreens
and Ace Hardware stores at $3.98 or more, a buck more than rival repair kits
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