Removing stains from hardwood floor

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ditzyinlb

Sun, 06/17/2007 - 9:26pm

Removing stains from hardwood floor

Does anyone have suggestions for removing red oil used in oil lamps from hardwood floors? I've tried several cleaners but it seems as if the oil is embedded in the wood. I thought about sanding it lightly and restaining the soiled spot but am looking for any ideas about heavy duty cleaners that may work.

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hi there..id recommend mr.

mhiott writes:

Sun, 06/17/2007 - 11:04pm

hi there..id recommend mr. clean magic eraser. its taken paint off of my wood floors including the dye that would normally remain. and heck if it doesnt work, u still have a great cleaning sponge..lol. its just a matter of dampening it slightly, then rubbing. no cleaners involved. good luck to you!!

Oil is a tough one...

Heidi writes:

Mon, 06/18/2007 - 4:00pm

Getting rid of oil from wood is a fairly difficult process due to the fact that it tends to soak itself up into the wood. You may very well have to sand it down to see if you can get below where the oil is at though I am concerned considering it has a color to it. I would also reccomend your thinking about painting a design on your floor to cover this area but still allow the wood to show through.

restoring hardwood floors

Angelrey0211 writes:

Mon, 06/25/2007 - 11:14am

is there a chemical that i could get that would be helpful in restoring a 57 year old hard wood floor that would not be harmful to my dogs the computer geek Angel Reynolds

I sanded my floors and began

sander writes:

Sun, 09/14/2008 - 1:11pm

I sanded my floors and began staining. Oil stains that were not visible after the sanding phase appeared after staining. I am going to resand but i need to know if anyone has any suggestions of pulling up the oil from the wood before restaining. I am going to use a much lighter stain but i want the oil pulled first.