# Removing Adhesive Residue From a Wood Floor With a Sander
The floors are among the most overlooked areas in your home. Your color scheme or your furniture can make the biggest impression in a room, but your floors can be equally powerful. Wood floors, in particular, convey a sense of classic elegance while endowing a room with a welcoming shine. That's why it's so important to cover up wood floors with a drop cloth for protection when you're painting or doing repairs. However, if you've gotten some substance like adhesive on your floors, you can luckily remove it via sanding.
Things You'll Need
- 100-grit sanding block
- 220-grit sanding block
- Tack cloth
- Soft cloth
- Lemon oil
- Finish
- 1-inch nylon brush
Instructions
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Rub the edge or corner of a 100-grit sanding block along the dried adhesive. Be careful to keep the sanding block in contact with the dried adhesive only, and not the wood floor.
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Continue in this manner until you remove all the dried-on adhesive and then run a 220-grit sanding block over the now clean wood, to smooth it out.
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Wipe down the area with a tack cloth, to remove the dust from sanding. Moisten a soft cloth with lemon oil and rub it into the area. Allow it to dry completely.
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Dip a 1-inch nylon brush into the type of finish that is on the rest of your floors and apply a very light coat to the spots where the adhesive was. Allow it to dry overnight.
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