Blue Tape On Hardwood Floors

Different brands of tape are notorious for removing the finish off a hardwood floor.

Blue tape on hardwood floors.

The tape used was 3m blue tape for delicate surfaces. When the tape is removed the finish is peeled off. It was not uncommon to use blue tape on finished wood floors to hold down rosin paper or other protective material. The ho s had the floors resurfaced in 2009 so whatever finish the.

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. Tape reside or tape marks left on a hardwood floor create a dark area due to debris clinging to the sticky surface. While you might not be able to see the adhesive residue you can be sure it s there. We ll see if that works.

The hardwood floor seal is peeling. Tape pulled off finish around wood floor. Now i need some advice on what product to use to fix this mess. When and when not to use painters tape on wood floors don t use tape on wood floors.

3m says it can stay in place for up to 60 days. 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. Carefully clean any wood floor where tape has been used. One way to remove tape marks is to sand the sticky surface stain and seal.

They suggested heating the rest of the tape that s still down with a hair dryer and peeling it back. Painter s blue tape pulled up floor finish. Of these 3 choices only the scotch blue painters tape for delicate surfaces is recommended by 3m for use on hardwood flooring surface. It s a sad tale that we hear all too often.

They say the regular blue tape isn t recommended for wood floors but can stay in place for 14 days. The result is frequently what you see in this photo. If you have encountered the issue of tape removing the finish on your ha. 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.

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 3 tapes used were scotch blue painters for delicate surfaces 2080 scotch blue painters for multi surfaces 2090 and scotch general purpose masking. Repairing the finish on hardwood floor blue tape took it up. 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. Floor wood floor cleaner. It was not too long ago where everyone started talking about using a specific tape on floors or not using tape at all.