Taking Dents Out Of Vinyl Flooring

High traffic areas can show wear and scratches over time.

Taking dents out of vinyl flooring.

Place a drop of water into the dent. The purpose of the sanding is to smooth and buff out vinyl plank scratches without removing the finish of the floor. Try your hardest not to drop anything too heavy try and use furniture coasters to help prevent denting as well also keep a floor mat in high traffic areas. You should be able to touch it w o burning yourself then use a seam roller to roll away from the dent.

Tracked in dirt means extra broom time. Start by lightly using a p320 medium coarse sandpaper rubbing in the same direction as the scratch. If you tore the vinly don t try this. This should soften the glue and vinyl enough to let it pull the dent out.

Here are a few precautionary measurements to take. As it cools it will level out a little more. Continue with light strokes until much of the scratch is rubbed out making sure not to damage the finish of the vinyl. After 5 10 minutes the user.

Use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the area but not to hot. Wet a dishtowel until it is saturated but not. Preheat the iron for five minutes on the cotton setting. Place dishtowel over the dent.

Go over vinyl tile with a seam roller tool to remove any trapped air between the floor base and. Set an iron to moderate temperature. Grit acts like sandpaper removing the finish from your floor. Clean the dent with a paper towel and household spray cleaner to be sure there are no dirt or grease particles.

Iron the tile through the foil until it feels flexible to the touch. Place the iron over dishtowel. First the user needs to remove all the dust and debris particles from the dented area over the vinyl. Use nonstaining floor protectors if placing heavy furniture or appliances on top of vinyl flooring.

Remove the foil from over the tile. Place a sheet of aluminium foil over the dented vinyl tile. Ensure that the pad is about 1 inch square. Fold a piece of damp cotton cloth four times and place it over the dent.

A doormat helps keep out your vinyl floor s two greatest enemies. Today i m going to show you how to remove dents from vinyl sheets vinyl flooring. Unplug the iron and place it aside.