Friday, February 26, 2010

How can I remove adhesive under vinyl flooring?

I need to remove the adhesive before I put down new flooring, but I can't find anything that will get that @*#%26amp;%!! glue off! HELP!!How can I remove adhesive under vinyl flooring?
a good floor scraper should do the job, but it is alot of work...anyway, unless it is very thick, you should not have to worry about it too muchHow can I remove adhesive under vinyl flooring?
THe adhesive is almost always thermoplastic, this means that with temperature will soften again, you can try a heat gun with an spatule taking care not to get burned, there is also the posibility of using some solvents but they are toxic I havent try goo gone that is a common glue remover for small areas. also there are scarifiers that is like a iron stars hitting the floor, but this are machines for professional use, u can search in floor preparation in yahoo to get an idea.
most contractors nail down a 2end layer of underlayment [1/4';plywood] for a new surface but you can try AFTA adheasive remover w/ a sharp putty knife or floor scraper soake it well w/ AFTA first[ messy job] Or lastly dryout the old glue and try to sand it down w/ powersander
heat it up and scrape it off ,use gas and a piece of steel wool,also u can over lay with masonite it makes a good new sub floor to lay another floor on
maybe try a floor stripper (chemical for removing stuff from floors), a sanding machine?
On Trading Spaces one time they used a heat gun to kind of melt it off. I've used a heavy metal chisel before (the kind you can carve wood with).
GET A GOOD FLOOR SCAPER FROM LOWES. HEAT SOME WATER ON THE STOVE AND POUR IT ONTO THE FLOOR. THE ADHESIVE SHOULD COME RIGHT UP WITH A LITTLE WORK. KEEP DOING THIS UNTIL ITS ALL UP!! I DONT LIKE THOSE CHEMICAL ADHESIVE REMOVERS, BECAUSE THEY STINK UP THE WHOLE HOUSE.
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a big scalpell bar with some versol.
There may be a special stripper for that, ask your local lumber yard or Lowes. You may end up having to sand it off by hand or if it a large area you may need to rent an industrial sander/buffer. Good luck. The only thing I know for sure is that after you put it down and get a little glue on the top of your new, you can use fingernail polish remover to get the glue off.
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