Blue Tape On Hardwood Floors

The tape used was 3m blue tape for delicate surfaces.

Blue tape on hardwood floors.

Different brands of tape are notorious for removing the finish off a hardwood floor. It s a sad tale that we hear all too often. The hardwood floor seal is peeling. I thought using blue painter s tape would be safe for my wood floors.

They say the regular blue tape isn t recommended for wood floors but can stay in place for 14 days. The only issue i can think of is when i used the recommended tape by the flooring manufacturer on a prefinished. The ho s had the floors resurfaced in 2009 so whatever finish the. 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. While you might not be able to see the adhesive residue you can be sure it s there. Repairing the finish on hardwood floor blue tape took it up. Now i need some advice on what product to use to fix this mess.

Tape pulled off finish around wood floor. It was not uncommon to use blue tape on finished wood floors to hold down rosin paper or other protective material. One way to remove tape marks is to sand the sticky surface stain and seal. I recently worked on a railing in a home that had the hardwood floors refinished almost a year prior.

Thanks for the. 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. We ll see if that works.

If you have encountered the issue of tape removing the finish on your ha. Tape reside or tape marks left on a hardwood floor create a dark area due to debris clinging to the sticky surface. When the tape is removed the finish is peeled off. Of these 3 choices only the scotch blue painters tape for delicate surfaces is recommended by 3m for use on hardwood flooring surface.

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. 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. Carefully clean any wood floor where tape has been used. 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. 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. The result is frequently what you see in this photo.