How to remove stains from a hard wood floor?

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We recently ripped up a carpet that was over a hard wood floor in my dining room. The carpet was there since I moved in and when we ripped it up, we noticed that there were brown stains in various places on the hard wood floor. I tried using baby oil to remove the stains, as well as rubbing alcohol and nailpolish remover. We recently built an addition on my house, so we dont have enough money to hire someone professionally. So my question to all of you is: How can you remove the stains from the hard-wood floor?

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  1. edward w says:
    March 17, 2011 at 6:52 am

    SORRY BUT… ABSOLUTELY NO TO APPLYING A STAIN TO SANDED WOOD THAT HAS "UNNATURAL STAINS" IN IT! This will only highlight and accentuate the stain that is still there. The most fullproof and effective way to eliminate stains in hardwood is board replacement and then of course sanding and refinishing….sorry again.
    If too much of the floor is covered by these stains then you have only two choices here: sanding will lighten them a bit (more than likely will) but they will not go away (especially if they are dark gray to black) and when you reapply sealer to the floor, there they are again, not as dark but definitely there. The other option is to live with it…sand the floor and live with it….
    Board replacement is the fullproof way but you must know how to do it and you need a minimum of a table saw, skil saw, chisel, hammer and pneumatic finish nailer (no top nailing with finish nails here!) There was a product sold in Home Depot a few years back that was a bleach that did work but if it bled onto the outside of the stain it could bleach the unstained wood nearly white and there was NO HOPE OF CORRECTING A SCREW UP WITH THIS STUFF. I havent seen it in quite some time and I imagine that they took it out of stores for that reason. Do not rely on those home remedies…you will waste your time especially if these stains have been there for years and are plant overwatering or pet stains…Good luck

  2. Harry says:
    March 17, 2011 at 6:52 am

    The stains are in the fibers of the wood. While refinishing the floor will remove most of them, there will probably still staining that remains in the wood. If you are up to the challenge you can rent a floor sander and do the work yourself. Using a darker stain on the wood will help to mask any remaining stain.

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