Here is a link that might be useful.
Using cardboard as a drop cloth to protect hardwood floors.
Pieces behind your workbench or tuck them along a wall in your garage or workshop and you ll have a disposable drop cloth at the ready for your next messy project.
I ll put a link to their site below.
A quick and cheap way to protect your floor is to tape down pieces of cardboard to walk on.
You can easily protect your floor before you paint your walls or ceiling.
Get tips for protecting hardwood floors carpet tile and laminate when moving.
Take steps to ensure it doesn t damage your floors.
The best way to prevent all of that hassle is to protect your hardwood floors before you move and luckily it s not difficult to do simply follow our tips below.
I posted on a similar topic about this.
Large pieces of cardboard are great for covering your workbench during messy gluing or painting tasks.
Use painter s tape to keep them in place.
They prevent any scratching as you decide on how you want to set up your furniture on a hardwood floor.
You may even want to keep these pads on after you move to avoid any floor damage in your new home.
Woodfloorpro is right red rosin can stain if it gets wet and it is too thin to protect the floors from any impact.
How to protect floors when painting.
For my construction projects we use something a lot stronger called ram board.
Cover your floors.