You can remove dry fingernail polish from a wood laminate floor by first using fingernail polish remover or acetone to cut the polish. Then, use your fingernail to scrape the remaining polish from the floor.
If it really is wax, you will not remove it as it will have slowly been absorbed deep into the wood. The deeper you get into the wood, the less there will be but you would need to remove a lot of wood to get the floor free of wax. The easiet way to refresh the surface of any wooden floor is to use a floor sander - hire one from a tool-hire shop.
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To remove any previous coating material and to have fresh wood that is ready to absorb.
The best way to protect wood floors is with a wood floor polish. This will extend the life as well as remove scuffs on your wooden floor.
I think that they can be erased with an art gum eraser
Do you mean the base board? It is better if you can remove the base board then reattach on top of the new floor. It will give you the best look. If you butt the new wood up against the base boards you may have end cuts or little mistakes around the edges of the room that you will need to cover anyway. If you can not remove the base board you will probably have to add a strip of quarter round on top of the new floor and nailed to the original base board so that you have a finished look.
Soften it with Goof Off, then scrape it with a wood spatula.
A laminate wood floor product is better since it uses less actual wood that an all wood floor does.
Brake cleaner. You might end up having to refinish the floor.
To remove melted plastic from a wood floor, you can try applying ice to harden the plastic, then carefully scraping it off with a plastic scraper or credit card. If there is residue left behind, you can use a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol to wipe it away. Be cautious not to damage the wood surface while removing the melted plastic.
dampen a rag with lighter fluid or mineral spirits. no you wont remove the polyurethane, its dry. but it will however remove the glue with no problem or blemishes in your poly.