Your vinyl floor got a number of small scratches, cuts, burns or worn out areas of significant size. You can repair all the damage by following the simple steps outlined below.

How to Aproach a Vinyl Floor Repair

• fuse small scratches and cuts with liquid seam sealer
• patch larger damaged areas
• if vinyl is worned out and full of damaged areas, replace the entire vinyl covering

Tools and Materials

Steps to Patching Vinyl Floors

• dry lay a scrap vinyl on to of the damaged area and match the patterns
• loosely mark on the scrap vinyl an area somehow larger than the damaged area
• place the scrap vinyl on top of a scrap plywood
• loosely cut the vinyl following the marks – use an utility knife and a carpernter’s square or a streightedge
• place the new vinyl on top of the damaged area – make sure to align the patterns
• tape the new vinyl with duct tape
• cut through the new vinyl and old vinyl – use an utility knife and a carpernter’s square or a streightedge
• remove the new vinyl patch
• heat the damaged area with a heat gun and carefully remove the old vinyl with a putty knife
• scape all the adhesive with the utility knife
• clean the subfloor with mineral spirits to remove all the adhesive leftover
• scrape clean the subfloor using a floor scraper
• apply adhesive onto the back of the vinyl patch – use a 1/4″ v-notch trowel
• place the patch in place staring from one edge
• roll a j-roller over to create a strong bond
• wipe out any exccess adhesive with a damp cloth
• let the adhesive dry for 24 hours
• clean the seam area with lacquer thinner
• apply seam sealer onto the cutlines