Clean Painted Hardwood Floors

Several solvents will remove oil based paint but mineral spirits is the strongest one you.

Clean painted hardwood floors.

Sweep dust or dry mop daily. The moisture and heat can damage the floorboards. Clean the floors with a dust mop or with a soft damp sponge at least twice a week being careful not to leave any water on the surface. Sand and refinish every 10 years.

Do pick no wax water based polishes and cleaners. Keep your hardwood floors clean the natural way by following these tips. Soaking a hardwood floor with a wet mop is a huge no no even if it s painted. Clean heavy traffic areas with a damp mop twice a month.

Clean with recommended hardwood floor cleaner once a month. Latex paint remover is the ideal solvent for removing latex paint but it won t work on oil based paint. Carefully scrape off as much of the paint as you can with a putty knife grab a rag dip it into a mix of 3 parts rubbing alcohol 1 part lemon juice. Apply a fresh coat of finish every three to five years.

If moisture is allowed to collect on paint it will leave unsightly water marks when it dries and these can be difficult if not impossible to remove. Visit one of the home improvement stores and buy a paint remover. Directly apply the paint remover on the dried paint using a cotton ball or swabs and leave the product to soak for about 15 minutes to break down the paint. Avoid steam mops too.

Certain polishes or cleaners are like poison for your floors. Keep your hardwood floors in shape by sticking to a regular schedule of maintenance. The trick to making this work is allowing time for the rubbing alcohol aka isopropyl alcohol to do its magic on water based paints.