Dull Spots After Cleaning Sticky Residue Left from Tape. :( Any way to fix?

[alwayschaos]

Hi! Newbie here.

A few months back we had a party and taped a plastic cover on our floors to make cleanup easier later (kids, rainy night, lots of spills). This was obviously a huge mistake because afterwards, it took FOREVER to get the tape up and after trying many things - including GooBeGone (which says it can be used on hardwoods!), and an internet-suggested mixture of coconut oil and baking soda, which actually did work in getting the nasty sticky residue off the floors.

BUT NOW when the light hits the floor a certain way (which happens every day!) you can see where each piece of tape was, and a dull area around each tape piece shape.

Have we totally ruined our beautiful floors? Any way to fix these trouble spots? Any ideas are greatly appreciated!!!

 

[DarisMulkin]

Well I was going to suggest Goobegone but you already did that. You don't say how many spots or how big they are.

Daris

 

[alwayschaos]

Hi!
There are about a dozen.
Each piece of tape was about 2 inches long, and the standard width of scotch tape.
The tape is gone, and the sticky residue is gone, but there is a dull spot circling where the tape was - so you can see where the tape was and that the section around it is different from the rest of the floor.

Here's a photo. It wouldn't let me upload it before for some reason. But it worked! Here you can see some of the spots!!

 

[Nick]

Have a pro do a lite screening on it , and pull a new coat of finish on it .

I always use WD 40 for things like that . Doesn't dull the finish .

 

[Ernesto]

Next time use the Scotch 2080 blue tape with the orange inner circle of the roll

 

[havasu]

I'm wondering how that orange oil "quick refinishing" coating which is advertised on TV would do?

 

[Floorist]

I have seen "Old English" do wonders on baseboards.