Masking tape left marks in oiled hardwood floors
rosajp
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Help! My father-in-law thought he'd done us a favor by covering up our oiled parquet before painting - but he taped the plastic covering to the floor with masking tape. After removal, clear marks were left on the floor. The tape pulled the oil out of the floor, some spots worse than others. There is no glue residue on the surface.
Is there a way to spot fix this myself?
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Timothy Winzell
3 years ago
rosajp
3 years agoRelated Discussions
Masking tape residue on hardwood floor?
Comments (0)My cousin recently finished construction on his new home. After he installed the hardwood floors in the kitchen, he laid down some paper to protect the flooring and kept this paper attached by some basic blue painter's tape. Everything seemed fine until he moved in and noticed that there were glossy marks all over his kitchen floor where the pieces of tape had been. We both think that the tape had some sort of reaction with the finish on the flooring. He said he has tried Goof Off, Liquid Sand, and even steel wool. Has anyone ever heard of this before and do you have any suggestions short of stripping the finish on the whole floor?...See MoreGetting Tape Residue Off Hardwood Floors?
Comments (10)The peanut butter and veggie oil mixture sounds like a safe bet. It has worked well for me in the past. Another approach is to use WD-40 but you would want to test it on the surface before you go all out. A bit on a rag would be the way to start. I used it on some adhesive residue where my hardwood floor comes up against marble and it worked well and did not harm the wood....See MorePallmann Magic Oil - Hardwood Flooring Problem.
Comments (16)I'm still trying to figure it out. All of this mess was sanded off and we had to go with the brown/black - not much of a choice due to conversations going on between the rep, installers, and us. The brown/black was not our first, second, or third choice. This is what I'm trying to figure out: 1. First Pallman rep had never seen anything like it and states it must be board specific. 2. First installer told me it was the product - the white going on. He said he kept trying to get it off and it wouldn't come off ( or harden?). 3. The second installer said he thinks it was technique of the first installer. They worked together. The second Pallman rep went back to board specific. Keep in mind there were quite a few mistakes in the white application. I just wish we would have done something different. This is not at all what we were suppose to get....See Morebaseboard paint touch up after staining hardwood floors
Comments (13)Had I done this job your complaints (except for the inconsistent stain on the tread) would be covered by the disclaimer "Does not include any touchup painting or a complete dust cleanup" that goes on every proposal. If asked, I will mask off adjacent surfaces but stain and finish often work their way up behind the tape. I also charge more to do so. My position is that if an adjacent surface is just a standard paint, it's cheaper to repaint than to mask off, considering that there still may be some touchup needed. If the adjacent surface is faux finished, stone or finished cabinetry, we will take extra care. Of course that costs more so we charge more. I regularly tell clients not to finish paint before the floor sanding and finishing. We'll be sanding next to vertical surfaces at least twice, then applying finish. Are you sure the finisher didn't tape the base? In one of your pictures the base looks good but the adjacent casing appears to have the issue I mentioned, that the stain wicked up between the tape and the paint. We use dust pickup so generally we don't leave much dust but accidents do happen Like a Trio bag blowing off). We don't charge a penny for dust cleanup and don't do any beyond what is required to get the floor done right. Part of this is because my guys are more expensive than dedicated cleaners (and less skilled) while another part is that fact that we're often among the last people on a job and may be expected to clean up messes from every trade that preceded us without compensation. Contractors here usually hire a professional crew to clean from top to bottom after all the trades are done. A skilled painter shouldn't have any problem touching up your trim. Walls and trim are painted more frequently than floors are finished so this is typically not a challenge....See Morerosajp
3 years ago
PROG & S Floor Service
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agorosajp
3 years ago@G & S Floor Service thank you for your response! The tape was down for 3 days I think. I don't feel a ridge or any texture difference with undamaged floor. This room has natural sunlight in the mornings, from 7AM to 10AM however the curtains in the picture are usually close. I've attached a picture (taken before the tape was placed and the room painted).
rosajp
3 years ago
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