The paint should be now easy to lift off the floor due to softening by the soapy water.

Paint off of hardwood floors. Remove old paint from hardwood floors with help from a ha. Use a scrub brush or old. Mix soap (dish soap or castile soap will work) and water together in a small bucket.

You’ll need a plastic putty knife and a hammer, and possibly a pull scraper. Fully soak the rag in the thinner. Use the putty knife to.

As the paint loosens, wipe it away. As the paper is slowly pulled up and back, scrape under the paper with the plastic putty knife. Pull up the stripping paper and scrape paint.

'if the paint is still wet a simple rag will wipe the excess right off', advises sharp. Removing old paint from hardwood floors must be approached with caution to avoid damaging the wood. Connect the electric sander to a source of power.

Dip a microfiber cloth in the solution and wring until just damp. First, you will have to get a cloth that you will be using to wipe off the paint. Lastly, use a blunt knife to scratch off the paint layer and sweep off the floor surface.

Apply some denatured alcohol to a rag and let it soak on the stain for about half an hour as the paint absorbs the alcohol. Keep the heat gun 10 inches away from the wood floor surface to that you don’t damage or burn the. The best time to remove paint is when it is still wet.