How To Strip Varnish Off Wood Floor

It should be soft enough to come away quite easily without too much effort.

How to strip varnish off wood floor.

Carefully scrape off as much of the paint as you can with a putty knife grab a rag dip it into a mix of 3 parts rubbing alcohol 1 part lemon juice. Use a metal scraper to gently scrape away the varnish and expose the wood. Sanding is one of the most common methods as it cuts through varnish and stain and reveals a fresh layer of wood. Change the disks on the random orbit sander to 60 grit abrasive and sand entire floor.

Use a detail sander fitted with 36 grit sandpaper to remove the old finish under places the large sander couldn t reach such as under the toekick and in corners. You can do any repairs now and sand them flush to make the stripping go easier. If that s the case just repeat the process. Go over the whole floor and set all nails below the surface of the wood but don t fill them.

Scrub the paint using a scrub brush in a forth back motion and wipe out the excess paint on the wood floor. If you want to remove just the varnish and not. Apply a paint stripper to your floor. First rub the denatured alcohol on the stain using a rag and let it soak into the paint for about 20 to 30 minutes for the paint to absorb enough alcohol to break it up for easy removal.

Then scrub off the paint with the rag. Use a brush toothbrush size or larger if the rag isn t getting the job done. You might find you need to apply some more stripper to get rid of the varnish or paint. Though labor intensive sandpaper is capable of removing nearly any wood finish.

Cover the paint with the solution and let it sit for 5 minutes.