White color haze on parquet after painting

Hello everyone,

We have repainted our walls (of course covering the floor). However, after removing the foil, some paint powder residue seems to have settled on our oak parquet floor.

Even after wiping with wood floor soap, a white haze appears in those spots (see attached photo).

What is the best way to get this out of the floor? Or should we apply care oil once?

Thanks for your advice, I am a bit desperate here

Hello questioner.
As you can see, no one really wants to deal with this topic.
Presumably (otherwise you wouldn’t have brought up the term "Pflegeöl") the parquet is not sealed, but the wood surface has been protected with an oil/wax mixture.
Assuming the white residues are indeed cured paint mist, get some sandpaper with a grit of 150 from the hardware store. The sandpaper is now shortened a bit: a smooth base (wood or similar) is useful to achieve an even support while sanding. The shortening is aligned on this sanding aid (so you don’t have to wave around a sheet the size of A4).
Sand carefully and in circular motions without pressure, vacuum/remove the dust and oil again.
That should be it!

Good luck: KlaRa

Hi Klara,

thank you for your feedback - I will try out the light sanding :)

Does the wood, which is actually not sealed but oiled and brushed, lose its dark touch and become lighter? Can it somehow be darkened again afterwards?

Best regards

Mike

Can you somehow darken it again afterwards?

The wood inevitably darkens over time. How quickly this process occurs depends on the local installation location, meaning: on the intensity of light exposure.