Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / December 2005

You could sand the black looking part away and fill them in with wood
putty, but if I were you, I'd contact the manufacturer and see what
they recommend.

Good luck.

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Happy New Year!
Piper

If it is real wood it can be sanded and refinished.  You might want to
consult a hardwood floor company.

A burn is a chemical change.  If you sand the burn marks out, then the
finish will be removed in that area--not good.  You might try
carefully scraping the burn marks out with a pen knife being careful
to minimize the amount of scraping, then touching up these areas with
polyurethane.  After a week, wax and buff.  Another option is to
replace the boards or tiles.  You may want to hire a professional
woodworker.

depends on where they are and if you can make a feature from them. I
have parquet flooring and about two inches by a doorpost I have a
black area where wood has been burnt and a repair attempted
unsuccessfully, the wood can take no more sanding in that area. I cut
from an old curtain some brown leaves and some acorns and a brown
flower and made a small picture to cover the mark, I glued it and
varnished it. It looked good and  I made another to go by the other
doorpost. If I'd had enough material I would have made more leaves to
go alongside the curtain like a trail of brown ivy. It's been down for
a few years now and still looks good. They sell similar items in the
DIY shops. Depends really as to where the burns lie for this method of
disguise.