How To Get Paint Off Old Hardwood Floors

Use a brush toothbrush size or larger if the rag isn t getting the job done.

How to get paint off old hardwood floors.

Use a brush and scrub the stain. Mix 1 4 cup lemon juice with 3 4 cup rubbing alcohol in a container. Use a scrub brush to scrub the paint off the hardwood floor. Mix 3 4 cup of rubbing alcohol and 1 4 cup of lemon juice together.

Cover the paint with the solution and let it sit for 5 minutes. Latex paint remover is the ideal solvent for removing latex paint but it won t work on oil based paint. Apply a small dab of denatured alcohol which can be bought at most building supply stores on a rag. 4 rub off the remaining paint using the rag with denatured alcohol on it.

Visit one of the home improvement stores and buy a paint remover. We had multiple colors splatters dried some for 20 years on one of our bedroom floors and it was all covered up with carpet. This will remove dried oil based paint without causing damage. Several solvents will remove oil based paint but mineral spirits is the strongest one you.

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. Gently rub the paint stain until the it is lifted from the wood. I found out that rubbing alcohol will remove dried latex paint on hard wood floors. Apply the mixture to a white cloth.

When we ripped the carpet out we found this mess. 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. 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. Using a butter knife or another edge i used an unwanted cd scrape off what you can of the paint.

Then scrub off the paint with the rag. Dry with a paper towel and dispose of the rag.