[Shop-talk] Removing latex paint from poly floor

David Scheidt dmscheidt at gmail.com
Sun Oct 7 14:13:21 MDT 2007


On 10/7/07, Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:
> I painted my baseboard molding and in some places the tape didn't
> seal and there's paint on the (3 week old) polyurethane floor. How
> can I remove this without affecting the poly? The floor isn't smooth
> enough for a razor scraper, and a nylon scrubbing brush is scratching
> the poly.

I'd try rubbing alcohol, and then xylene.
check that the solvent doesn't dissolve the floor.
-- 
David Scheidt
dmscheidt at gmail.com


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