Blue Tape On Hardwood Floors

The result is frequently what you see in this photo.

Blue tape on hardwood floors.

The 3 tapes used were scotch blue painters for delicate surfaces 2080 scotch blue painters for multi surfaces 2090 and scotch general purpose masking. Different brands of tape are notorious for removing the finish off a hardwood floor. They suggested heating the rest of the tape that s still down with a hair dryer and peeling it back. While you might not be able to see the adhesive residue you can be sure it s there.

Tape pulled off finish around wood floor. 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. It was not uncommon to use blue tape on finished wood floors to hold down rosin paper or other protective material. Carefully clean any wood floor where tape has been used.

They say the regular blue tape isn t recommended for wood floors but can stay in place for 14 days. If you have encountered the issue of tape removing the finish on your ha. It s a sad tale that we hear all too often. 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.

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. Thanks for the. Now i need some advice on what product to use to fix this mess. Tape reside or tape marks left on a hardwood floor create a dark area due to debris clinging to the sticky surface.

I recently worked on a railing in a home that had the hardwood floors refinished almost a year prior. Painter s blue tape pulled up floor finish. We ll see if that works. It was not too long ago where everyone started talking about using a specific tape on floors or not using tape at all.

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. Floor wood floor cleaner. I thought using blue painter s tape would be safe for my wood floors.

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 tape used was 3m blue tape for delicate surfaces. The only issue i can think of is when i used the recommended tape by the flooring manufacturer on a prefinished. Repairing the finish on hardwood floor blue tape took it up.

I am a stain and lacquer railing cabinet finisher. One way to remove tape marks is to sand the sticky surface stain and seal. 3m says it can stay in place for up to 60 days.