Latex paint on hardwood floors

[Scotty]

Hi,

I have an older house that has doug fir floors that were refinished 2 years ago with four coats of an oil based polyurethane.  I have some latex overspray that will not come off (might be PVA primer).  I have a Rotex 125 and feel that the only way to get this stuff off is by buffing out with my sander.  The sheen on the floors is a semigloss.  Any sanding pad you can recommend and/or polish?

 

[mastercabman]

Latex hard to remove?  How much overspray are we talking about? And have you tried goof off? Or something similar?

 

[mouppe]

I use a razor blade to remove the odd spot, but how much do you have to remove?

 

[tbellemare]

I've gotten latex spatter off polyurethaned floors with water and a credit card as a scraper.

Tom

 

[tjbnwi]

Denatured alcohol. Ventilate well, it is flammable.

Tom

 

[illumicon1]

Denatured alcohol. Ventilate well, it is flammable.

Tom

I second the denatured alcohol. Works the best and will not remove the finish.

 

[FulThrotl]

Hi,

I have an older house that has doug fir floors that were refinished 2 years ago with four coats of an oil based polyurethane.  I have some latex overspray that will not come off (might be PVA primer).  I have a Rotex 125 and feel that the only way to get this stuff off is by buffing out with my sander.  The sheen on the floors is a semigloss.  Any sanding pad you can recommend and/or polish?

auto zone
$10
clay detailing bar with lube
try in inconspicuous place first
squirt the clay lube, and rub with the clay bar.
at first, you get a scratchy feel that turns glassy when the overspray is gone.
if it won't harm a car hood, i think it'll work well for you.
i've remove epoxy overspray from cars with it.

 

[nehardwoodfloors]

If you touch the floor with sandpaper you will need to coat the floor again.