Comments on: How to Remove Carpet Glue from Flooring

By: fred

fred — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:59 +0000

i had carpet gule on my boat seats and on my porch floor. i did every thing. guess what realy work?? OVEN CLEANER EASY OFF.I SRAYED IT ON WATED OVER NIGHT. THE NEX DAY. I WAS IN SHOCK. I TOOK A SCRAPER AND UP IT CAME.LIKE BUTTER SAVED ME DAYS OF WORK AND DID NOT TAKE THE PAINT OFF.

By: rose

rose — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:50:00 +0000

I want to have my vinyl floor again but we had an indoor/outdoor carpet glued down on it and when I removed the carpet there is a lot of glue on the floor. I was told by several carpet store salesmen that there is nothing I can buy to get the glue off. I don’t want to have to replace the floor. It’s the original one that was installed when we had the house built and there is nothing wrong with it. I just wanted carpeting over it to have something warm to walk on during the winter. We had to had another carpet installed (not glued) to cover it because of the glue. Help please.

By: nate

nate — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:23:45 +0000

Can you sand the crusty glue off?

By: mike

mike — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:27:53 +0000

I have been told that a commercial type round sander would sand the glue off, is this possible? I am just going to lay down a vinyl floor.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:12:57 +0000

If the glue is yellow, use ammonia at full strength. Just pour it on and let it level itself out, do not spread it thin. Let it sit for 20-30 minutes, then scrape off with a heavy duty scraper. Tungsten carbide scrapers are available at Lowe’s and Sherwin Williams and are worth the investment. Push/pull scrapers also work well. Ammonia is much cheaper than industrial adhesive removers. If you decide to use paint remover or industrial adhesive remover, put it on very thick and cover it with wax paper, this will prevent it from fuming as bad and drying out. It can even be left over night in this state. Use adequate ventilation and a canister type respirator when using ammonia or any industrial solvent. Once the majority of the glue is removed you can sand. Hope this helps.

By: marissa troe & mikaela larson

marissa troe & mikaela larson — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:49:39 +0000

we need help at cleaning up dark brown glue from under my carpet.

By: Ellen Snoeyenbos

Ellen Snoeyenbos — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:26:02 +0000

My sister-in-law swears by using a plastic putty knife and a heat gun – she recommended to me to buy the Black & Decker one – it is inexpensive and she still uses it today (10yrs later). She did both her dining room and living room with this method and stated it worked great. If you have issues with fumes as I do, there is a brand of Orange adhesive remover that you can use for the tougher spots and it is a little easier on the nose but still would recommend using a mask.

By: daphney

daphney — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:37:39 +0000

I need to remove old glue on the wooden floors .Do you have precisely an idea of what to use for that?