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How Can I Remove Carpet Adhesive From A Wood Floor?
I have recently decided to pull up my carpet and when I did I found I have hardwood floors but the people that put down the carpet before I moved in instead of using new padding used the old carpet and used carpet adhesive on the whole floor. We are having a difficult time getting it up. Does anyone know an easy way to get the adheisive and old padding off the wood floors?
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8:16 pm on July 30th, 2009
Basically a manual operation, Patty. Rip up the old pad, then scrape away as much of the old adhesive as you can. Product such as “Goof Off” and Goo-Gone” may help. Then, rent a floor sander (or hire a floor sanding company) to go after the rest of it.
If YOU do the sanding, do it WITH the grain and KEEP MOVING else the sander will start to dig in. Start with heavt grit belts. Don’t try to get it all in one pass, go back and forth, grabbing some with each pass. Once the bulk of it is up, switch to fine grit. Messy work.
12:55 am on July 31st, 2009
I recently did this on a set of wooden stairs in my home. My son purchased a concentrated adhesive remover from Lowe’s. I ran out and went to Wal-Mart to see if they had something I could use. They have two items there, the one I chose was OrangeGlo. I painted it on the stairs and left to play on the computer for 30 minutes(cure time), when I returned I fell flat of my back. This stuff is very slippery, please be careful! You will need a straight edge utility scraper for the stubborn places. My stairs are not complete, I will get back to them soon, but I will be more careful on the next try!
5:28 am on July 31st, 2009
use mineral spirits
9:33 am on July 31st, 2009
there is an upright hardwood floor sander you can rent. its worth its weight in gold.
11:32 am on July 31st, 2009
Try Acetone in very small qty (Test)
4:11 pm on July 31st, 2009
Try Naptha, it is a solvent similar to lighter fluid and should not harm the floor finish. It’s possible the adhesive was water based and if that’s the case, scraping and sanding are your only good options but you will then need to refinish the hardwood floors.
8:37 pm on July 31st, 2009
You also might try WD-40. It is a lubricant. Spray it on and let it sit for awhile. Then take a rough towel and a plastic or teflon scraper and see if it works.