The correct way to repair that is to take a piece of scrap or left over or a piece maybe from behind the fridge at least large enough that you can place it over the damaged area matching the pattern if there is a pattern. You stick it down with double sided tape with the pattern aligned then with a razor knife or very sharp craft knife you cut through the scrap material and the original flooring a piece which includes the damaged area. you now have a plug of the original as well as an exactly shaped repair plug to drop in it's place.
You pick up the cut scrap and pull out the cut-out damaged area, apply some adhesive into the hole and maybe a little on the back of the patch, drop in the patch then roll it to blend the edges. The think to be careful of is getting any of the adhesive on the finished surface. There are solvents to clean it up but it is easier to avoid in the first place. You may be able to get away with spreading a little water proof all purpose glue, first pulling the surface back gently and wiping a little under it then rolling and maybe pressing with a bit of weight for a time to really stick the damaged surface down to the substrate but it is likely that the thin surface will easily catch again in the recent future. Hope this helps or at least gives you some ideas. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Przybylek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BlindHandyManList" <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 5:35 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Linolium Flooring Repair > Hi all, > > While moving my refrigerator a few days ago, I manage to put two tiny > gouges in my linolium flooring. The gouges are hemispherical in > shape with a diameter of less than a quarter of an inch. Looks kind > of like a tiny fingernail sticking up from the floor. The flooring > is solid vynel and has no backing. It's an Armstrong Congolium > floor. When I called the folks who installed the flooring and asked > what it would take to repair the tiny gouges, they said $75 to come > to the house plus whatever the charge is for the repair. I'm not > about to pay that kind of money for a problem that can barely be > seen. I'd like to fix it because it's in a high traffic part of the > kitchen. Does anyone know if there's a glue or sealer that would > allow me to glue the torn vynel back down? Thanks. > > Take care, > Ed Przybylek > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.2/422 - Release Date: 17/08/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
