Protect a Wood Floor

Wood floors add warmth, character and value to your home. It’s well worth taking some time to protect this special surface.

Wood floors add warmth, character and value to your home. It’s well worth taking some time to protect this special surface.

Protect a Wood Floor

Wood floors add warmth, character and value to your home. It’s well worth taking some time to protect this special surface.

Keep Your Floor Beautiful

Keeping paint off a hardwood floor is a lot easier than trying to remove it later. In fact, trying to remove paint after it’s dried onto the floor could damage it. To protect your wood floor, 3M recommends ScotchBlue™ WALLS + WOOD FLOORS Painter’s Tape. Take the following steps before you begin painting.

Step By Step

Cover the Floor

Rosin paper is available at hardware and home improvement stores. Roll out a piece of 3-foot wide rosin paper and place it along the trim.
Attach Tape

Secure the rosin paper to the floor, along the baseboard, with ScotchBlue™ WALLS + WOOD FLOORS Painter’s Tape. Tape the paper to the baseboard instead of the floor. Tape overlapping pieces of paper to each other and not the floor.
Use the Applicator

You can save time on this step with the ScotchBlue™ Tape and Paper Dispenser.
Clean Spills Fast

If paint drips or spills on your wood floor, be sure to clean it up as quickly as possible. Once paint dries on a wood floor, you’ll have to remove it by scraping or using a solvent, which could damage your floor.