How To Get Paint Primer Off Wood Floors

If you can t seem to get your hands on a heat gun here s an alternative way to remove wood floor paint stains.

How to get paint primer off wood floors.

Using a soft cloth dampened with the cleaning solution rub the paint until it loosens its grip and comes off. When in doubt goof off. Latex paint remover is the ideal solvent for removing latex paint but it won t work on oil based paint. Apply rag directly to stain and rub until stain is not visible.

To avoid leaving streaks rub in the direction of the wood grain. Step 1 wash off the wood with a liquid cleaner to remove as much dirt as possible. Place a few drops of dish soap into a bucket and fill with warm water. When we ripped the carpet out we found this mess.

Several solvents will remove oil based paint but mineral spirits is the strongest one you. Soak a household rag in rubbing alcohol. Now if this method still doesn t remove the paint stain you can try using goof off a popular household stain remover. I found out that rubbing alcohol will remove dried latex paint on hard wood floors.

Vacuum dirt from around the area from which you need to remove the primer to make sure you don t grind any of it into the finish when you rub the spot.