Removing old layers of linoleum from a hardwood floor area (maple). Have tried Dif wallpaper glue solvent with some success; no success with dry ice. Any suggestions?
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I'm not telling you to do it, but kerosene works. It stinks, and it is dangerous.
I wish I had a reason;
my flaws are open season
Dry ice - freeze it and chip it.
With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise Him in the midst of the throng. For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who would condemn them to death.
- Psalms 109:30-31
And the bad news is....
Sand it off. Start with 20 grit.
I just had a friend DIYer ask me for help on her kitchen floor, and it was the same scenario. So scrape and peel what you can, then bite the bullet and rent the sanders.
Edit to add: I'm talking about sanding the tar residue left on the floor after you peel off the linoleum, not the linoleum itself. For that, you'll need a sharpened roofer's shovel or heavy scraper, like this one.
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not brought
low by this? For thine evil pales before that which
foolish men call Justice....
Edited 3/4/2007 3:15 pm ET by Dinosaur
I agree with Dinosaur post # 4
I just did 3 floors with linoleum and tar adhesive and lots of tiny nails .I used a drum sander with lots of 20 grit,after I pulled and set the nails.These floors where so bad I sanded them against the grain,after I saw sanding with the grain was way to slow,I just wasn't getting below the adhesive.Floors came out very good.
Rick Sheehan
Friend NE
>>Sand it off. Start with 20 grit.Have it checked for asbestos, first.
With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise Him in the midst of the throng. For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who would condemn them to death.
- Psalms 109:30-31
If the paper gums up coat the adhesive with a little kerosene,it will prevent the paper from clogging, but be careful. It makes the floor slippery.