Blue Tape On Hardwood Floors

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Blue tape on hardwood floors. If you have encountered the issue of tape removing the finish on your ha. Different brands of tape are notorious for removing the finish off a hardwood floor. They say the regular blue tape isn t recommended for wood floors but can stay in place for 14 days. 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.

The ho s had the floors resurfaced in 2009 so whatever finish the. We ll see if that works. Repairing the finish on hardwood floor blue tape took it up. The 3 tapes used were scotch blue painters for delicate surfaces 2080 scotch blue painters for multi surfaces 2090 and scotch general purpose masking.

Tape reside or tape marks left on a hardwood floor create a dark area due to debris clinging to the sticky surface. The tape used was 3m blue tape for delicate surfaces. 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. When the tape is removed the finish is peeled off.

It was not too long ago where everyone started talking about using a specific tape on floors or not using tape at all. Thanks for the. It s a sad tale that we hear all too often. The result is frequently what you see in this photo.

They suggested heating the rest of the tape that s still down with a hair dryer and peeling it back. 3m says it can stay in place for up to 60 days. Tape pulled off finish around wood floor. Now i need some advice on what product to use to fix this mess.

Of these 3 choices only the scotch blue painters tape for delicate surfaces is recommended by 3m for use on hardwood flooring surface. The hardwood floor seal is peeling. Carefully clean any wood floor where tape has been used. 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.

One way to remove tape marks is to sand the sticky surface stain and seal. While you might not be able to see the adhesive residue you can be sure it s there. It was not uncommon to use blue tape on finished wood floors to hold down rosin paper or other protective material. I am a stain and lacquer railing cabinet finisher.

Painter s blue tape pulled up floor finish. The only issue i can think of is when i used the recommended tape by the flooring manufacturer on a prefinished. I recently worked on a railing in a home that had the hardwood floors refinished almost a year prior.