Citristrip On Floors

Step 5 clean up.

Citristrip on floors.

You really should buy a small bottle of the citristrip and do a test patch. If you re stripping a flat surface it s an unnecessary and wasteful step i just squeeze it right from the jug onto the floor. You can use 00 or 000 steel wool dipped in citristrip to help clean the old primer out of the wood grain. I left it there for anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours depending on how badly spotted the.

Our method for stripping and buffing hardwood floors to refinish them. The instructions say to put the citristrip in a metal bowl and use it from there. However mineral spirits is not compatible with water based products. Bear in mind that if this material touches you it will burn in less than a minute.

Materials for floor stripping citristrip this is the stuff i use mainly because of it s low vapor toxicity. About a third of it is actually made from orange peel. Mineral spirits is recommended after the stripping solution because it s important to break down those waxes before getting started. Rub the steel wool and citristrip into the wood grain like applying wax to a car and you ll get the wood clean of almost all paint residue making it ready for a varnished finish.

Even if you wanted to paint the floor not a bad idea it s always best to get down to the bare wood so that the paint primer can really stick to the wood. Wash the area affected immediately with soap and water. On projects where a water based product will be used we recommend.