How To Get Acrylic Paint Off Wood Floors

The easiest way to get dried paint off of hardwood floors.

How to get acrylic paint off wood floors.

Soak a rag not a towel but a microfiber rag or similar with the solvent and rub carefully so you don t harm the wood finish by mistake says macmillan. It s safe to use on your floors and is good for oil and water based. If the paint is smooshed over the surface make a solution with vinegar rubbing alcohol water and dish soap and rub it out. For latex drips try denatured alcohol or a product like goof off both available in paint and hardware stores.

For older paint stains scrape the area with a putty knife to chip off as much paint as possible. To remove acrylic paint from wood using soap and water wipe up as much spilled paint as you can with a damp cloth. I m an artist and had discovered action painting by accident so there is acrylic paint all over my hardwood floors in large amounts. If the paint is oil based rub it out with white spirit turpentine or acetone.

Once the paint has dried you have to either scrape it or dissolve it. The best time to remove paint from a floor is when it s still wet. Then dip a fresh cloth in a solution of dish soap and water and scrub it over the remaining paint spots. How to remove paint from wood floors with paint remover.

You can often remove latex paint from a laminate floor by scraping it with a plastic scraper. If scraping ragging and heating don t do diddly you ll need to resort to a solvent to break down the paint.