How To Get White Paint Off Wood Floor

Removing paint from a wood floor.

How to get white paint off wood floor.

This will remove dried oil based paint without causing damage. Use a paint scraper putty knife or specialty scraper to remove the softened paint being careful to not gouge the wood. Scrub the entire project with nylon brushes or abrasive pads to remove all traces of the old finish and the stripper sludge. Soak a rag not a towel but a microfiber rag or similar with the solvent and rub carefully so you don t harm the wood finish by mistake says macmillan.

But those floors were a little different because they were bare wood floors. If however you don t plan on repainting the object but prefer instead to show off the wood grain underneath or stain it at most then you re going to have to remove every last drop of old paint. Slide the edge of a utility knife blade beneath the edge of small paint splatters parallel to the wood floor surface. Denatured alcohol a clean rag and a lot of patience can remove latex paint without damaging wood.

For starters the flooring in our closet was already painted with a glossy finish. If you do cause an imperfection in the wood stain try filling it in with tinted wood wax or with a marker made for hiding scratches in furniture she suggests for oil based drips ask your local paint store for the best solvent and removal method or try step five below. Carefully scrape off as much of the paint as you can with a putty knife grab a rag dip it into a mix of 3 parts rubbing alcohol 1 part lemon juice. I have a 4 year old that got into spray paint and sprayed his bedroom floor with it.

Oil based paint spatters require mineral spirits but be careful not to soak the wood as this. I discovered by desperation that non acitone nail polish remover and a small scrubber will get paint off a wood floor. Gently rub the paint stain until the it is lifted from the wood. Paint that hasn t completely cured is usually soft enough to scrape off the floor.

Push gently on the knife sliding it along the floor and wedging the paint up. Apply a small dab of denatured alcohol which can be bought at most building supply stores on a rag. A rigid plastic putty knife is the best tool to use for the job. Then scrub off the paint with the rag.

So i thought i d revisit how to paint wood floors white because i took a little different approach when painting our closet hardwood floors. Dry with a paper towel and dispose of the rag. And i ve learned a few things since then. Cover the paint with the solution and let it sit for 5 minutes.

This worked great at getting it off. You can tap it with a hammer to break up hardened.