How To Get Paint Off Old Hardwood Floors

Then scrub off the paint with the rag.

How to get paint off old hardwood floors.

Mix 1 4 cup lemon juice with 3 4 cup rubbing alcohol in a container. When we ripped the carpet out we found this mess. We had multiple colors splatters dried some for 20 years on one of our bedroom floors and it was all covered up with carpet. 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 found out that rubbing alcohol will remove dried latex paint on hard wood floors. 4 rub off the remaining paint using the rag with denatured alcohol on it. Several solvents will remove oil based paint but mineral spirits is the strongest one you. Using a butter knife or another edge i used an unwanted cd scrape off what you can of the paint.

Latex paint remover is the ideal solvent for removing latex paint but it won t work on oil based paint. Use a brush and scrub the stain. Cover the paint with the solution and let it sit for 5 minutes. Saturate the latex paint stain with the mixture.

Apply pressure to the brush and scrub in a back and forth motion bringing the bristles of the brush over the entire surface of the stain. Gently rub the paint stain until the it is lifted from the wood. This will remove dried oil based paint without causing damage. Use of commercial paint removers this is a quicker way to remove dried paint off the hardwood floors.

Apply a small dab of denatured alcohol which can be bought at most building supply stores on a rag. Dry with a paper towel and dispose of the rag. Directly apply the paint remover on the dried paint using a cotton ball or swabs and leave the product to soak for about 15 minutes to break down the paint. Use a scrub brush to scrub the paint off the hardwood floor.

Use a brush toothbrush size or larger if the rag isn t getting the job done. Apply the mixture to a white cloth.