Citristrip On Floors

Materials for floor stripping citristrip this is the stuff i use mainly because of it s low vapor toxicity.

Citristrip on floors.

You really should buy a small bottle of the citristrip and do a test patch. Mineral spirits is recommended after the stripping solution because it s important to break down those waxes before getting started. On projects where a water based product will be used we recommend. Wash the area affected immediately with soap and water.

You can use 00 or 000 steel wool dipped in citristrip to help clean the old primer out of the wood grain. Every floor is different and some really old finishes come right off without so much of a whimper. Brush it out with a chip brush. 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.

Bear in mind that if this material touches you it will burn in less than a minute. Step 5 clean up. 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.

I left it there for anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours depending on how badly spotted the. 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. 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.