How to Clean Plaster Mud From Wood Floors
- 1). Pick up wet mud with a wide flexible plastic putty knife or a rubber kitchen spatula. Avoid using metal scrapers or metal putty knives as the metal may scratch or gouge the wood floor surface.
- 2). Wet a rag with plain warm water and wipe the mud from the outer edges toward the center. Draw as much of the mud away from the outer edges and to the center as possible. Blot the center of the glob with a damp rag. Rinse the rag frequently to avoid redistributing the mud onto the floor.
- 3). Frame the mud with painter's tape to protect the surrounding finish from scrubbing.
- 4). Dip a plastic scrubbing-pad in water, scrub the remaining mud and wipe with a rag. Continue to alternate between scrubbing with the scrubbing pad and wiping up the mud as it dissolves with a rag. Rinse the scrubbing pad often and turn the rag to clean sides frequently until all mud is off the floor.
- 5). Apply mastic remover or adhesive solvent if the mud has an adhesive additive as in hot mud. Allow the mastic remover to sit on the hot mud for the time prescribed by the manufacturer, generally 20 to 30 minutes.
- 6). Wipe up the soft hot mud with a rag. Use a clean section of the rag each time you wipe. Wash the area of the wood floor with a mild liquid detergent and water to remove solvent residue. Dry the floor thoroughly with a rag.
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