Best way to cover scratches on woodwork

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Wear and tear for over many years is showing on our door frames and etc.

Janet Pizaro · Answer

Try using Old English Scratch Cover. I use this product and it covers most of the problem.

Chasity Hilliard Chandler · Answer

Coffee grounds wet them and rub on scratch and then let sit for a minute or two and wipe off! Should work just like stain.

Z · Answer

I too use Old English, but it's a temporary fix, as you'll need to redo it now and then. It's been awhile since I bought my last bottle as it doesn't take much each use, but at that time it was hard to find the light to medium color. The dark wood version is readily available pretty much anywhere furniture polish is sold. 
If you want a more permanent fix I suggest a stain pen close to the shade of your trim. Both work very well. I've used Old English since I was a young child dusting and polishing my Mom's furniture. It's just been in the last decade or so I learned of stain pens. 
If the scratches are deep and you want to fill them, there's either colored wood filler or colored wax filler crayons. I've used the later for filling scratches on furniture from when my fur babies were kittens as well as to fill nail holes after installing our finished trim wood. Once the hole is filled you need to buff them out with a 3M pad. They take a little more elbow grease than the colored filler does.

Janet Pizaro · Answer

claudia your welcome since that was my suggestion. and yes it is temporary however it does the job.

Kim |Exquisitely Unremarkable · Answer

You could try walnuts. https://www.exquisitelyunremarkable.com/2023/09/remove-wood-scratches-with-walnuts.html

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