Help! Wood floor finish dulled by rubbing alcohol

10 years ago

We have lovely *old* heart pine wood floors that got some gummy adhesive on them and our cleaning lady used rubbing alcohol to try to get it off. Three very dull streaks... how can this be fixed? I am losing sleep over it.

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10 years ago
Chances are that the alcohol softened the adhesive and there's still adhesive residue on the floor. Clean one of the spots with mineral spirits and rub it until dry to ensure all the adhesive is removed and there's no streaks. If it works, do the other two spots. If it doesn't report back here.

Good luck!
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