Rust-Oleum 215198 Varathane, Cherry, 3.5 Ounce

One of the floor planks in my son’s room cracked a couple weeks back and while I was able to glue a large piece back on, there were a few spots that had rough edges where I figured it would be best to repair.I was originally planning to use a normal stainable filler but found this last minute and decided to give it a go. A perfect match wasn’t expected but I was hoping it was close enough that I’d be happy with the time I saved.The filler was easy to use, I taped off the area, smeared it in, let it dry, then sanded flat to the floor. I was initially concerned since this was one of the darkest planks in his room and not really a normal “golden oak” finish, plus the filler dried REALLY light, but as soon as I hit it with some clear (water based) it got a lot closer to the color of the rest of the wood.If you don’t go looking for it you won’t find it.

Color is a close match to my floor. I kneaded the tube for a while like the directions said, so maybe that helped. It dries very fast, but is super easy to clean up with water, even a day or two later. Mine has a slightly gray, powdery appearance when it dries.

The title says it all.I used this product on my dark walnut finished oak floors, and it works great for small imperfections. Where my floor is concerned there are a bunch of very minor issues, but there are also a couple of areas that require(d) a good bit more filler--something this product isn't very good for unless you have a lot of time and patience to finesse your patch job.More specifically, a couple of my 4" floor planks have depth/cracking within the grain pattern of the wood--to the point of creating a rough surface that I started to notice my socks were catching on. Worried that leaving these areas "as is" would inevitably lead to splintering and/or further damage, I attempted to patch them using this product.Well, the first worked well because I only filled/patched within the deepest area of the imperfection that easily maintained the darker/grained area of the wood plank. The second was a relative disaster as it was both a larger imperfection AND I attempted to fill/patch the entire area to bring level it out with the surrounding floor. The result was an ugly, obviously patched area that was an eyesore even after sanding and using my floor-matched stain pen.So...I got creative and used a letter opener to pattern the patched area like the surrounding patterns in the plank/floor. I also used another color stain pen to vary the color to better match the highlights of the floor as the dark walnut created a "dark only" patch. To be clear, I no longer have as smooth a surface as I was going for given that I gouged through the patch in multiple places-from the edge inward--down to the original wood. BUT, the result is MUCH better and blends better with the surrounding floor.One other bit of advice I can offer is to tape around the area you want to patch, so that when you lightly sand the patched area you don't mar the finish of the surrounding flooring. You'll inevitably have to remove the taping to get the smoothest finish, but you can go very lightly to protect the surrounding, finished areas (as much on the patched area and not the surround floor as possible).BOTTOM LINE: Works well for small, easily unnoticeable flooring areas, but doesn't work well for larger, easily noticeable areas. If you still choose to try it on larger areas, expect to put in a great deal of extra work to match and blend the patched area with the rest of your floor.

Due to a serious flood from the kitchen , I had a serious repair job on the adjacent Bruce hardwood flooring. I’ve always used a different brand of wood putty. THIS IS BETTER!.Perfect color match. Easy to apply with a 1/2” plastic putty knife, 2hr set time. Cleans up with a wet mop or damp sponge. “Blend in” is as close to perfect as one could get. I am using “cherry” color which matches the medium color Maple flooring.I am on 12oz tube #3…. Now going over he rest of the floor fixing heaves and gaps. The flooring is 25 years old and starting to show its age = Ongoing maintenance if I want to get another 25 years from it.I couldn’t be happier that I found this Varathane filler. Makes repairs and maintenance SO MUCH faster and easier!

Used on cherry cabinets that had some dings. Great item.. make sure to mix it in the tube!