Revisions log for Answer #558
This is the answer to the question Where do uneven areas in the parquet come from and how can you get rid of them?
Revision 1
Whatever the reason for the dents, here's a tip from practice to greatly minimize dents in the wear layer:
In the evening, take a new, folded TEMPO handkerchief and cut a piece about 2 x 2 cm from it with scissors. We will also need a shot glass.
Wet the Tempo section well with water, but please not so much that it gets completely soaked and the water runs out! Less is more!
Put the moistened pulp on the dent and cover the whole thing with the shot glass upside down (open side toward the parquet) to protect the pulp from drafts.
After about 12 hours, you will see that the dents are mostly squeezed out again by the pressure of the wood swelling. This works in most cases and only if the wood cells have not been so compressed by significant point loading that the elasticity of the wood has given way to ductility.