I recently found my house hardwood floor some areas have problems - looks like coating off. See a damaged hardwood floor picture at http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt74 ... 1285460126. What is this kind of the problem? Is it fixable or it must be replaced?

See down there at the bottom of the pic where the red crosses over into the next plank? I'd say first of all we need an overall pic,prolly look at in it person, and third that looks like staining and in need of a refinish.

No, it is not staining. The red crossing over into the next plank is just wood original color. I am concerned the spots above the red band. It shows the coats off. I recently used the Swiffer Wetjet All-In-One Mopping system to clean the hardwood floor. I do not know whether it is the reason to cause the coats off. Can you tell me how to repair it?

Without seeing it in person I'd say it needs a complete refinish.

Like Jeff mentioned, looks from here like it needs to be refinished. I would consider getting a pro out there to look at it. And stop using that "wetjet", it's a hardwood floor destroyer. Use Bona's cleaner.

Here are a partial floor picture at http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt74 ... Floor3.jpg and floor closer picture at http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt74 ... oor4_1.jpg . Does anyone know what is this kind of the hardwood floor problem and how to fix it?

Like we said it looks like you need to refinish it. It looks to me like it is a prefinished floor that someone tried to recoat without properly preparing the surface.

Looks like water/cleaning solution entered those nicks and dents.. Bummer

It also looks like an engineered rotary peeled hardwood, possibly one that cannot be refinished with optimum results because of the thin wear layer.

A small table was ever put there without a rug. My son sits on it to practice a piano. I realized it might cause the layer damaged because my son frequently moved the table which the table feet scratched the hardwood floor layer. Since the floor damage was just in that small area, I prefer not to replace the damaged floor but repair them. Yes, it looks like an engineered hardwood floor. Can you tell me the material and tool to cover the worn layer or refinish the damaged floor? I just want to simply repair and prevent it from further damage. See the partial floor picture at http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt74 ... Floor3.jpg and floor closer picture at http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt74 ... oor4_1.jpg again. Thank you.

Very true Ken.


The floor almost looks like a whitewash. IMO the only way to repair this right, is to replace planks. Compiler, it sounds like you just want to camoflauge the marks best you can, and protect them. IMO whatever you do is going to stand out. Maybe sand the marks , use some white stain on them,(try to blend) let it dry real good, then coat with acrylic urethane. It's still gonna be an eyesore, but maybe not as bad, and you'll be protecting the spots. But then again it MAY look as bad. Please dont hold me responsible for a questionable fix like this Having second thoughts even mentioning something like this, but it's posted

Yet another reason for hardwax oil finishes. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13772863@N08/5026558938/

Thanks for the info. The whitewash is because of the color of the picture. The floor actually looks good. The worn layers are just on a several pieces of flooring. I think I may need to cover the broken layer or coat it. I saw the Liquid Hardwood Floor Refinishing in the Home Depot. Can I use it to coat the damaged spot areas or you can suggest me to buy the better material from the HD or Lows? Please provide the store name if it is other than the HD or Lows. Here is another picture http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt74 ... oring1.jpg. Thank you for your help.

Unfortunately, just coating those blemishes will not reduce their visibility. The brownish outline you see is the existing finish losing its adhesion to the wood or stain underneath. You could try carefully scraping this off to the point of clear finish and apply a coating of water based finish just in the missing spot. Use an small artist's brush and try to flow the finish up to the edge of the "crater". This may bond to the existing finish and create a much less noticeable look to the blemish but mostly it is in the hands of your skill level and expectations.