Removal of paint from laminate flooring

[Wing Commander]

Hi all,

A friend of mine has some water based paint on his laminate floor, courtesy of one of his children. Despite being water based, hot water, steam and/or oxy2000 or whatever it is called have all fallen short of the mark.

Can anyone recommend anything that would remove it safely without damaging the floor? This floor is also in the playroom, so napalm etc is out - the solution must be child friendly.

Thoughts??

[Blakeatron]

Try meths or white spirit?

If it is water based then it should not have damaged anything,might be stuck in the grain if it has the raised effect - try a nailbrush?

Do not try anything cellulose based

[Laurel Green]

Try covering with a wet towel that has been soaked in warm water, preferably with a dash of washing up liquid added. Should soften the paint a tad before trying to remove with a soft-edged scraper.

[Spitfire2]

Lightly (and i mean lightly) scraping with a razor blade will often pop most of it off. And the wee bits left will generally submit to a quick wipe with turps substitute.

If youve any cellulose thinners and you're up for a gamble wiping the paint off and then quickly washing the area to get rid of the thinners might do the job as a last resort :-)

[Wings]

I use a sharp blade window scraper, holding a very sharp stanly blade, or something finely abrasive, such as wire wool, sand paper or a dry brillo pad.

[Simpo Two]

Razor blade would be my bet too. Easier to cut it off than wear it away.

[dickymint]

Paint over it all.