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Cleaning Rubber Marks off a Vinyl Floor

How can I remove black rubber shoe scuff marks from my kitchen vinyl floor? It's brand new linoleum and I don't want to ruin the finish. Thanks!

Sher from Indiana

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RE: Cleaning Rubber Marks off a Vinyl Floor

Nail polish remover worked like a charm. We tried baking soda and hand sanitizer as mentioned above but the acetone-based remover we tried worked immediately. Thanks!

Post By Annie (Guest Post)

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The baking soda was perfect. No damage to the floor!

Post By wisco boy (Guest Post)

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After trying the rubber eraser and a white rubber shoe (neither of which worked), the nail polish remover worked like a charm!

Post By lauri (Guest Post)

RE: Cleaning Rubber Marks off a Vinyl Floor

I always used an SOS pad and LIGHTLY went over
the mark--it came right up!

Post By fishingal (Guest Post)

RE: Cleaning Rubber Marks off a Vinyl Floor

Depending on the color of your floor, just a plain old pencil eraser, red or white, will usually do the trick.

Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)

RE: Cleaning Rubber Marks off a Vinyl Floor

We bought a doublewide mobile home years ago and when they put it together tar got on the bedroom carpet. When they came to replace the carpet the man asked if he could try something before removing the carpet. He sprayed with WD-40 and got all signs of the tar up. (We told them not to remove the carpet, LOL) We have used WD-40 on paint, tar, marks on the floor, all types of things since. I have MY OWN can so I don't have to share with hubby!! Good luck

Post by Grandma Barbara

RE: Cleaning Rubber Marks off a Vinyl Floor

I like Mr. Clean Erasers. They are WONDERFUL!

Post By debbie (Guest Post)

RE: Cleaning Rubber Marks off a Vinyl Floor

A friend of mine told me she had watched a maintenance man at an airport walking around with a tennis ball attached to a handle erasing scuff marks from the floor!

Post By Hope (Guest Post)

RE: Cleaning Rubber Marks off a Vinyl Floor

The same way you get scuffs off nice shoes - nail polish remover.

Post by CarlaJS

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I always use toothpaste, just rub it on wait a few seconds and wipe it off.

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