Varnish/cover/stain for nicked woodwork?
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I would advise using Old English Oil. I don't know what I'd do without it. I keep a bottle of the dark and a bottle of the light at all times.
This is a link to scratch cover pens in multiple colors . https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=wood%20scratch%20cover%20pens&cat_id=0
Scratches can usually be smoothed with a little elbow grease and fine sandpaper. Nicks that are deeper can be filled with wood putty, then when dry sand it smooth and repaint the woodwork. Wood putty covers a multitude of mishaps on wood surfaces!
If it's a dented nick, you could try steaming the dent out. Put a damp terry cloth over it and press into it with a low/medium heated iron. It will swell the wood back (close to) its original
I use Old English furniture polish to cover up nicks in wood work and furniture. It comes in light or dark wood. It totally makes scratches and nicks invisible
Use Minwax Blend-Fil pencils to fill in the nicks. Use Minwax Stain Markers to cover the scratches. Come in all wood tones.
I'm for the Minwax sicks, but all these are fair- to- good suggestions. If the quarter rounds are really offensively damaged, replace Only them... I think that's what grabs the eye and Highlights the fact there's damage.
Sand well or replace. That's what I'm doing bit by bit in my old house.