One of the previous owners of our house glued their foam carpet pad to beautiful hardwood floors. Now I’m trying to get all that glue and a thin layer of black foam off. Does anyone know an efficient way to do this?
On 02.28.10, In Q&A, By Admin
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There is no easy way! I had the same thing and used very smooth sharp paint scrapers and a LOT of elbow grease. Be careful not to gouge with the edge of the scrapers and keep them sharp with a good file.
A lot of strength is needed to do it. Keep telling yourself that it will all be worth it.
You might try a small are and paint it with a semi-paste paint remover and then the scraper. If that works, you may save a lot of effort.
I GUARANTEE THIS WORKS.
Use Acetone and a rubber scraper. Pour some acetone on the area and scrape quickly. Wipe with a cloth and repeat wherever necessary.
Both are inexpensive and available at any hardware store. Just make sure you have the area pretty well ventilated before starting. That’s all you need, and it will work wonders.
We always do this prior to refinishing/sanding any floor anyway as the glue and padding will foul any sander and/or its paper/drum.
Hello, You will spend a very long time using chemicals and scraping the floor. Best thing to do, you may spend a few bucks but you will save your time and labor by going to a local rental center, rent a floor sander and you can get it all done in one shot! Hope this helps. Greg C. Plumber/Contractor of 30 yrs.