The markers are intensely colored and dry quickly, so you need to be light-handed when applying them and quick-handed when wiping the excess ink away. Just for reference, I used these markers extensively over a sealed white oak floor stained a very dark brown that had numerous scratches from a contractor who had a nail in his boot. (Thanks.) I used the mahogany marker primarily, but layered it over or under the lighter and darker markers to match the variations in color across the scratches. In a nutshell, these markers worked extremely well for the purpose. A very few scratches resisted the ink or just took on too much ink even when using the lightest color. (Be very careful using the cherry marker. It looks very red even dark wood.) Starting small and testing is wise.
Because of their broad point, it's easy to overstain the margins of a narrow scratch. Whenever I didn't remove the ink as fast as I applied it, the ink sealed itself to the wood and looked obvious. So, I learned to start off by testing a small portion of the scratch with the lightest color I thought would work and wiping the ink off immediately with a dry paper towel. I either went back over it with the same marker if the first pass proved to be too light, or shifted to a darker shade. I found that if I layered the colors (dark over light or light over dark), I could handily match most areas of the scratches. I discovered that I could "remove" or lessen the visual impact of ink that had been overdrawn on the margins of scratches simply by redrawing over the area and quickly wiping. Where Where the ink didn't come off entirely, it had the effect of feathering the color and making it look subtle. Again, this was on sealed, dark wood. You'd never have a hope of doing that to unsealed wood. It might work on sealed blond wood, but you'd need to test and have fast hands.
The wax for me was more trouble than it was worth, but I did manage to jam a lighter color than I needed into some of the deeper scratches (that took work) and then applied the lightest marker over that, gradually used darker markers (wiping as I went) to achieve the desired results. Endless combinations there--too many, frankly.
All-in-all, pretty darn good.
| Manufacturer | Katzco |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 12 piece |
| Item Weight | 0.1 ounces |
| Item model number | 12 piece |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Size | 12 piece |
| Color | 13 |
| Style | Repair Kit |
| Material | 12 piece |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Number Of Pieces | 13 |
| Cutting Diameter | 30 Inches |
| Usage | Furniture |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Assembled Diameter | 30 Inches |
