Blue Tape On Hardwood Floors

When we moved in we had a few places that looks like scratches but upon closer inspection i realized it wasn t a scratch it was the seal peeling off.

Blue tape on hardwood floors.

During a recent install of a built in the blue tape i had holding down the plastic i used to protect the floor actually took up the finish. Different brands of tape are notorious for removing the finish off a hardwood floor. Floor wood floor cleaner. It was not uncommon to use blue tape on finished wood floors to hold down rosin paper or other protective material.

I recently worked on a railing in a home that had the hardwood floors refinished almost a year prior. Painter s blue tape pulled up floor finish. I am a stain and lacquer railing cabinet finisher. It s a sad tale that we hear all too often.

The tape used was 3m blue tape for delicate surfaces. We ll see if that works. They suggested heating the rest of the tape that s still down with a hair dryer and peeling it back. It was not too long ago where everyone started talking about using a specific tape on floors or not using tape at all.

Now i need some advice on what product to use to fix this mess. Later i laid some blue painters tape to mark off an area rug and now i have lines on the floor where the tape was more peeling. If you have encountered the issue of tape removing the finish on your ha. One way to remove tape marks is to sand the sticky surface stain and seal.

The result is frequently what you see in this photo. Carefully clean any wood floor where tape has been used. The hardwood floor seal is peeling. When the tape is removed the finish is peeled off.

The 3 tapes used were scotch blue painters for delicate surfaces 2080 scotch blue painters for multi surfaces 2090 and scotch general purpose masking. If you ve already used tape on your wood flooring be sure to carefully clean it with a product designed for hardwood floors such as our mr. The ho s had the floors resurfaced in 2009 so whatever finish the. Of these 3 choices only the scotch blue painters tape for delicate surfaces is recommended by 3m for use on hardwood flooring surface.

Repairing the finish on hardwood floor blue tape took it up. Thanks for the. 3m says it can stay in place for up to 60 days. Tape pulled off finish around wood floor.

While you might not be able to see the adhesive residue you can be sure it s there. The only issue i can think of is when i used the recommended tape by the flooring manufacturer on a prefinished. When and when not to use painters tape on wood floors don t use tape on wood floors.