Easy to use, and works as promised in visually eliminating scratches
This is likely the best find I have ever made on Amazon - I'm amazed at how well this works! In a house FULL of solid wood doors and woodworking, the upkeep of the finish with children and animals can always be a challenge. I'm convinced the previous owner of my home has never seen an over the door storage system he didn't like (shoe racks, towel racks, coat and hat racks, canned goods, ironing board hangers). Couple that with my own pets scratching at the bottoms of closed doors and one of my kids carving their initials into the outside of their bedroom door as their very first project with a pocket knife, you could say my wood doors have taken quite the beating. I thought I had tried EVERYTHING short of sanding and refinishing all of my wood doors: a) wood crayons still left visible differences despite best efforts to match colour, b) wood stains are impossible to perfectly match without also getting the stain onto the surrounding finish craeating a "Halo" effect, and 3) home remedies of trying to "steam" the wood scratch to swell shut from YouTube can leave undesired heat shading/clouding ruining surrounding wax finish. As my kids have grown, I'm preparing to downsize sale my home and with the years of the described abuse, I was resolved that the only way to 1) fix these unsightly marks on my doors and door facings and 2) keep all of my wood finish through the home uniform...was to sand and refinish it all. I was fully and mentally resolved to begin this huge task, until a co-worker threw me a Hail Mary in suggesting this product - and for what I was about to undergo in time, mess, energy and finishes, this $10 product saved me well over $1500 had I contracted the work to a local woodworker. I'm not sure the circumstances surrounding all the negative reviews from others - I will say this product is NOT a wood putty and this product will NOT fill the voids/scratches; however what it does do, is hydrate the voids/scratches and the formula seems to pull in/reflect the surrounding wood finish, making the voids/scratches disappear "visually". This was perfect for my needs/applications. I had scratches voids/scratches as deep as 1/8" and wide as a quarter inch, and can hardly see them unless my face is just a few inches away from the surface. I've attached before and after pictures from 2 of my worst doors (severe dog scratches from a dog trying to get in to a bedroom, and carving from a pocket knife, with surrounding small impact/dings elsewhere on the door from backpack zippers and lariners). As mentioned, this does not fill the voids, but it does visually hide the voids. There is no cure time for this product to 'set" or dry; in excess, it has an oily feel and wipes easily with an ordinary cotton rag or paper towel. As for how long the products effects last within the repaired scratches - I'm guessing quite a long time; upon application, I repolished/hand buffed the wood with Old English - the scratches and dings were still just as unnoticeable as before polishing over the same area. Read more




















