# Robot vacuum wheels have permanently stained my hardwood floors **URL:** \ **Category:** Home\ **Tags:** important, robot-vacuum, not-platform-specific\ **Created:** [May 30, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918 "2021-05-30T18:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![don.kossman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@don.kossman](https://forums.wyze.com/u/don.kossman)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/41 "2021-07-10T21:35:21Z")
I have exactly the same issue, with badly marked hardwood floors. Sponge with detergent didn’t work. Floors are clean, washed with water, polyurethane coated. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/a/2/a239c3c5711dea9b70deef83ba72a6d98468ed3d.jpeg) Will try wd40… ---
**Author:** ![don.kossman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@don.kossman](https://forums.wyze.com/u/don.kossman)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/42 "2021-07-10T21:41:53Z")
FYI WD40 had no effect at all. I don’t have any lighter fluid. ---
**Author:** ![Slzegler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Slzegler](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Slzegler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/43 "2021-07-10T22:16:32Z")
I threw the entire robot in the trash last week. I don’t have time for this [Mod Edit] and no rectifying, no nothing from Wyze. My iRobot, although expensive doesn’t have these issues. I’ll stick with that brand. Tried and true. Maybe another time on this product when they get it together. _MOD NOTE: Post edited to conform to the [Community Guidelines](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-community-guidelines/)._ ---
**Author:** ![spamoni](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/spamoni/32/34695_2.png) [@spamoni](https://forums.wyze.com/u/spamoni)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/44 "2021-07-10T22:24:51Z")
I did a search about rubber staining wood. Here is a post which provides options of removing stains from hardwood floors. Might help. We have hardwood floors and throw carpets. Wife went crazy trying to find a carpet pad which would not stain would flooring. Apparently, there is something is some rubbers or man-made compounds that react to the wood as well as the woods finishings. This may be what is happening. > **[How to Remove Rubber Feet Stains from Wood](https://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-remove-rubber-feet-stains-from-wood/)** > > Patty asked: How do I get a stain from the rubber feet on a clock radio off of a light maple bedside table? A cheap clock radio’s protective feet left ---
**Author:** ![dss.777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@dss.777](https://forums.wyze.com/u/dss.777)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/45 "2021-07-11T06:54:08Z")
Polyurethane finishes cure and become an inert, plastic coating over the surface. They are non-reactive to anything except certain very unusual solvents. So, these marks are very likely to be on the surface of the finish, not burned through to the wood underneath. Dorkville: [https://www.researchgate.net/post/Which\_solvent\_can\_be\_used\_to\_dissolve\_the\_cured\_polyester\_epoxy\_resin](https://www.researchgate.net/post/Which_solvent_can_be_used_to_dissolve_the_cured_polyester_epoxy_resin) ---
**Author:** ![spamoni](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/spamoni/32/34695_2.png) [@spamoni](https://forums.wyze.com/u/spamoni)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/46 "2021-07-11T10:18:50Z")
Thanks for the info, good to know. Not sure of the type of floor or sealant others have. ---
**Author:** ![B9TM9N](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/b9tm9n/32/41177_2.png) [@B9TM9N](https://forums.wyze.com/u/B9TM9N)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/47 "2021-07-12T22:31:59Z")
Hey if you actually threw it in the trash, could you take it back out and send it to me? I would seriously take it if you don’t want it. ---
**Author:** ![sampson.dk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@sampson.dk](https://forums.wyze.com/u/sampson.dk)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/48 "2021-07-13T00:18:01Z")
I guess I’ve just been totally lucky. I’ve been using my WYZE robot vacuum since January 22 on hardwood and tile floors. She’s docked on hardwood. No marks I can see, have not observed any of the behaviors described in this thread. I would be totally peeved if this happened to me. I will be interested to see what WYZE does about it. ---
**Author:** ![matt.sayar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@matt.sayar](https://forums.wyze.com/u/matt.sayar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/49 "2021-07-13T14:46:01Z")
![PXL_20210713_144247203.MP](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/2/5/257cb091aef653743566c8d27633b6689addb0f8.jpeg) Add me to the list of folks with issues ☹ . Gonna try the lighter fluid method and then I bought a rubber mat to place down to prevent this in the future. Would be nice if Wyze would cover the cost of the mat because this shouldn’t be happening. ---
**Author:** ![cohibajoe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/cohibajoe/32/46422_2.png) [@cohibajoe](https://forums.wyze.com/u/cohibajoe)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/50 "2021-07-13T14:51:18Z")
Class Action Lawsuit will follow. In the mean time please submit this to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission [https://www.cpsc.gov/](https://www.cpsc.gov/) ---
**Author:** ![matt.sayar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@matt.sayar](https://forums.wyze.com/u/matt.sayar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/51 "2021-07-13T15:04:28Z")
Lighter fluid and WD-40 both didn’t work for me. I’ll try the rubbing alcohol when I get some from the store but I don’t have high hopes for that based on the rest of the responses in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![cactexas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@cactexas](https://forums.wyze.com/u/cactexas)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/52 "2021-07-13T15:31:03Z")
Yes I tried rubbing alcohol -70%. I also tried many different household cleaners. If I scrub and scrub with the alcohol – it removes some of each individual mark but not all of the mark and so I still have all the stains – only a tiny bit lighter now. The vacuum is plugged in and ‘charging’ on a towel and I have not used it in a month. I noticed that there is a slight oil stain on the towel on the left side. So something is going on with the vacuum. I do hope WYZE is disclosing this to people purchasing the vacuum. It should NOT be ‘parked/housed/charged’ on wood floors. ---
**Author:** ![WyzeHongfei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e0b2c6/32.png) [@WyzeHongfei](https://forums.wyze.com/u/WyzeHongfei)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/53 "2021-07-13T21:31:11Z")
Hi @don.kossman, can you tell me the MAC address of your vacuum? Please also try using the rubbing alcohol with towel to clean the marks ---
**Author:** ![xtremehumvee84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/51bf81/32.png) [@xtremehumvee84](https://forums.wyze.com/u/xtremehumvee84)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/54 "2021-07-14T01:13:29Z")
What does this have to do with safety? ---
**Author:** ![cohibajoe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/cohibajoe/32/46422_2.png) [@cohibajoe](https://forums.wyze.com/u/cohibajoe)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/55 "2021-07-14T03:34:20Z")
Then explain what is doing this? Has someone Open a Support Case with Wyze and maybe Post what they have said? So this is why a CPSC Case should be Open to put this in the Public Domain. Companies will not Share as to Sales and Bad Press. Plus if the Rubber Tires are doing this…What chemicals are in the China Tires? Pet lovers would like to know as Pets do lick the floor? Have you ever worked in Safety Product Control? ---
**Author:** ![don.kossman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@don.kossman](https://forums.wyze.com/u/don.kossman)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/56 "2021-07-14T05:16:56Z")
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll try that and let you know if it works. Device info below. Regards ![image0.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/2/8/28ab748e5cf00c33224bc91f24c1866ef3c917e8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![WyzeHongfei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e0b2c6/32.png) [@WyzeHongfei](https://forums.wyze.com/u/WyzeHongfei)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/57 "2021-07-14T18:55:11Z")
> [@WyzeHongfei](#): > > can you tell me the MAC address of your vacuum? @cactexas can you tell me the MAC address of your vacuum? ---
**Author:** ![Mastersd359](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@Mastersd359](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Mastersd359)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/58 "2021-07-21T00:31:59Z")
When the home is set on a carpet, the wheels leave an orange residue and stain the carpet over time. Wyze refuses to acknowledge this issue. ---
**Author:** ![cohibajoe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/cohibajoe/32/46422_2.png) [@cohibajoe](https://forums.wyze.com/u/cohibajoe)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/59 "2021-07-21T00:37:46Z")
Please report this with Consumer Product Safety Commission [https://www.saferproducts.gov/IncidentReporting](https://www.saferproducts.gov/IncidentReporting) ---
**Author:** ![Mastersd359](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@Mastersd359](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Mastersd359)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918/60 "2021-07-21T15:18:22Z")
I’ll report this as well. It definitely is not from your wood floors. I lived in an apartment with vinyl floors and carpet. It stained the carpet and nothing would get it out. I now am out my security deposit due to them needing to replace the carpet. So my $200 investment to keep the place clean ended up costing me far more… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/a/b/abe4990e07a5c7ea82436a8387b02483ce95b32b.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.wyze.com/t/robot-vacuum-wheels-have-permanently-stained-my-hardwood-floors/183918.md?page=4)