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Aug/096
Aug/096
How Do You Get Dried, Sticky, Black Carpet Foam Glue Off Hardwood Flooring?
I just ripped up a carpet in my new apartment. Underneath the carpet foam was hardwood flooring which was covered in sticky black gooey stuff. It seemed like old glue. I was able to get it up by rubbing it with my finger, but who wants to do that to the entire floor?!? When I tried wetting it, it just turned more sticky….it was like it was water resistant or something! Any suggestions?
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4:16 pm on August 18th, 2009
There is no easy way to get this off. Any good hardware store will stock adhesive remover which (along with a scraper or putty knife) can be used to remove the mastic. It is smelly and time consuming. Your floors underneath will need to be sanded and refinished after this process.
I would recommend calling a few hardwood floor refinishers to get an estimate on having the floors refinished. A well established, reputable company has seen many of these glue jobs. They can be found in your local Yellow Pages under “Floors – Refinishing”.^
11:15 pm on August 18th, 2009
Goo-B-Gone or Undue was my first thought. It might damage the stain, but you’re probably planning to refinish the floors or get new carpet. You could try the stuff in a little corner. You’ll probably need a ton of it. Maybe you should go to Home Depot or Lowes and ask them if there’s something in a bigger container.
5:46 am on August 19th, 2009
I would invest in a whole lot of WD-40 and a wide blade scraper. Just be careful you don’t gouge the wood if you plan to refinish the floor.
10:37 am on August 19th, 2009
The only thing I can think of is using a deck brush some turpentine and scrub the floor the hard way.
Eventually it will get rid of the glue.
Good luck
2:58 pm on August 19th, 2009
anything sticky will break down with oil… baby oil, cooking oil (not motor oil)
5:07 pm on August 19th, 2009
Goo-Be Gone and a hard plastic spatula or plastic putty knife.