There was some hand-disinfectant dropped on a lacquered wooden floor. Tried to remove as much as possible with a wet tissue but the stains shown in the picture remained…
Anyone knows what could be used to remove these effectively?
Cleaning dried up hand-disinfectant from lacquered wood floor
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Fisrt, DON'T REPLACE THE FLOOR, that would lead to a lot of headaches and is probably un-nessassary. That floor shouldn't absorb oil that quickly if it had been sealed properly. My guess is that the floor either wasn't sealed correctly or it's been so long since it has been that it's all been worn off.
Try getting a wood oil soap (like Murphy's or Old English) these soaps have oils in them that are meant to be absorbed into wood. This won't take out the oil, but it might help to make it blend in. I don't think that stain is comming out, even if you sanded the floor, the stain would have absorbed into the wood too deeply.
It's important to remember that wood is pourous and the natural oils that are in it are evaporated over time and have to be replaced, or else the wood becomes discolored and brittle, which is probably the case here. I wash all my wood floors twice a year with an oil soap to help keep them hydrated.
You should consider doing something mosaic-y there because the size difference will always prevent you from putting in a milled transition piece.
If you try to install something that looks perfect, it will always look imperfect. But if you go with something that is intentionally imperfect, it will look intentional.
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I think you're going to have to sand and refinish the floor, or at least a portion of it.
Hand sanitizer contains a high concentration of alcohol which is a good solvent for many types of wood coatings inclulding lacquer. The portions that appear white look as though some or all of the finish has been cleaned off. No additional "removal" is going to remove that since the problem is that the finish has been removed.
With a floor like this you may be able to sand and refinish only a section by using the natural lines and different wood tones to your advantage to choose an area that can be refinished vs. doing the entire floor.