Tape Lifts Polyurethane Coating From Hardwood Floor Edge

Applying polyurethane to hardwood floors.

Tape lifts polyurethane coating from hardwood floor edge.

Then apply a coat of floor finish over this area with one of those cheap black foam brushes. Step by step step 1. Q imported from our old site face lift floors. The stain seemed to take well and the floors stained evenly.

It shouldn t have pulled off the finish. Delicate surface painter s tape with edge lock 2080 24ec the home depot. I have some masking tape down on a hardwood floor. Brush up on the basics of 8 popular options before choosing yours.

When i pulled it up it pulled off some of the varnish. Some have been taped less than 24 hours after coating. In this case i could see the tape was. I ve taped many many floors with blue tape and have had zero issues.

You have a crator in the floor finish so fill the crator with matching floor finish. The most common is poorly bonded coatings. On monday he removed the tape from the walls and the paint peeled off along with it. Do not do that.

I am supposed to close on a house this week and i have a question regarding the hardwood floors. You don t have a good finish bond. I cleaned my 80 year old hardwood floors with tsp and then with paint thinner. Tape reside or tape marks left on a hardwood floor create a dark area due to debris clinging to the sticky surface.

Sweep the floor and then damp mop it with water and white vinegar 10 1 ratio or go over it with a tack cloth. Hardwood floor finishes have varying levels of ease durability even glossiness. The same thing happened with the floor the tape pulled up the finish along the baseboard. In the dining rooms and entry way there are rugs on the hardwood floors with no pads and apparently water must have been spilled in a couple of areas and has seeped through to the floor because the polyurethane is peeling off in long strips.

I ve never had tape pull finish off of prefinished gluedown probably because i refuse to install the cheap stuff. This 3m scotchblue walls and wood floors painter s tape with edge lock cleans surface without any damage or adhesive transfer. How do i repair it. 3m scotch 0 94 in.

Improper use of masking tape may damage floors and walls in several ways. I lightly hand sanded the floor. Use the 5 to 3 brush to apply polyurethane to wood flooring edges and use the roller or pad to apply it to the center of the floor. Try to sand the affected board with fine abrasive.

Hand sand the edges really well with 120 grit and re coat. Masking tape pulled off the finish. Feather the edges to aviod noticable lines.