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? asked in Home & GardenCleaning & Laundry · 1 decade ago

How do you clean sheet rock mud off of wooden floors?

My husband recently spackled and sanded our hallway. The sheetrock was so badly damaged that he had to do it several times in order to get a really good finish. The trouble is, he got some sheetrock mud on the floor and didn't get it all up. I haven't done anything to it yet as I don't want to ruin the floor by doing something dumb.

Any suggestions?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Use a plastic scraper to get the clumps up, them a bucket of warm water and a rag will get the rest. It may take several washings to get all of the mud off the floor. Hope this helps.

  • 1 decade ago

    A plastic scrapper should not harm the floors. Pampered Chef makes a great little scrapper, I have one for just about every job.

    The dry wall mud sticks to everything, but thankfully will come up. Lots of hot water and time will work great. Just don't let the water sit for too long on the wood floor.

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    4 years ago

    White Vinegar diluted somewhat with a lil heat water and use toddler moist wipes or bits of an previous rag, some thing you are able to throw away, shop using sparkling bits of cloth or it may merely unfold the stain extra in any different case.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's easy it is water soluble, Just take a wet rag and rub until it comes off. You can use your thumb nail to pop off big pieces then use the wet rag to clean it up.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Agree with wood tick, try hot water and rag first, try not using any type of scraper if you do not have to, place rag over scraper then

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  • 1 decade ago

    Use water. Get it wet and wipe it up. Some drywallers use a wet sponge to 'sand' their walls to avoid the dust.

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