Wall Paint on Wood Floors

There are a couple of things to find out before tackling the cleanup of the floor. First, what kind of paint was spilled…oil base or latex? Second, what kind of finish do you have on your floor…wax, oil base topcoat, water-base topcoat? Here are some suggestions:

Latex Paint

On water base floor = use a scrub pad made for wood floors and lightly scrub the area of paint with a wood floor cleaner.

On an oil base floor = Use a product called Goof-Off to clean it off.

On a waxed floor = Use a wax stripping product, and then re-wax.

Oil Base Paint

On a water base floor = Use the scrub pad made for wood floors and wood floor cleaner.

On an oil base floor = Use lacquer thinner on a rag; on a waxed floor = Use a wax stripping product and re-wax area.

On a waxed floor = Use a wax stripping product, and then re-wax.