They suggested heating the rest of the tape that s still down with a hair dryer and peeling it back.
Blue tape on hardwood floors.
The 3 tapes used were scotch blue painters for delicate surfaces 2080 scotch blue painters for multi surfaces 2090 and scotch general purpose masking.
The hardwood floor seal is peeling.
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.
They say the regular blue tape isn t recommended for wood floors but can stay in place for 14 days.
Thanks for the.
3m says it can stay in place for up to 60 days.
Now i need some advice on what product to use to fix this mess.
The only issue i can think of is when i used the recommended tape by the flooring manufacturer on a prefinished.
Painter s blue tape pulled up floor finish.
Different brands of tape are notorious for removing the finish off a hardwood floor.
When and when not to use painters tape on wood floors don t use tape on wood floors.
It was not too long ago where everyone started talking about using a specific tape on floors or not using tape at all.
One way to remove tape marks is to sand the sticky surface stain and seal.
Tape reside or tape marks left on a hardwood floor create a dark area due to debris clinging to the sticky surface.
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.
We ll see if that works.
Tape pulled off finish around wood floor.
Floor wood floor cleaner.
While you might not be able to see the adhesive residue you can be sure it s there.
I recently worked on a railing in a home that had the hardwood floors refinished almost a year prior.
Carefully clean any wood floor where tape has been used.
It was not uncommon to use blue tape on finished wood floors to hold down rosin paper or other protective material.
I thought using blue painter s tape would be safe for my wood floors.
Repairing the finish on hardwood floor blue tape took it up.
Of these 3 choices only the scotch blue painters tape for delicate surfaces is recommended by 3m for use on hardwood flooring surface.
The result is frequently what you see in this photo.
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.
When the tape is removed the finish is peeled off.
The ho s had the floors resurfaced in 2009 so whatever finish the.
The tape used was 3m blue tape for delicate surfaces.
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.
