removing glue from hardwood floors
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We are in the process of remodeling a old Sunday school building, in the past carpet was glued to the hardwood flooring, we removed the carpet but the glue remains, sanding gums the paper real fast, is there and other method we can use. we are talking a few thousand square feet. thanks we need all the advice we can get.
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My house had the carpet pad glued to the wood floors. We used Citristrip and 6" drywall knifes. Worked very well. Use respirators have fans blowing and wear gloves. Or... keep sanding.
Bruce
You'll need to find an appropriate solvent, and likely the solvent will remove the wood finish, so the floors will need to be refinished.
You can try alcohol first, but likely you'll need a petroleum or acetone based product. A paint remover product may be the simplest approach.
Try small areas to see which product is most effective for the least cost and the least staining/damage to the wood finish.
Of course, use plenty of ventillation, and take precautions against fire.
try paint thinner...
usually a safe bet and have lots of ventilation...
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The fastest least expensive method is to hand scrape the adhesive off without any solvents. Solvents will melt the adhesive and gum your blades.
Use pull type scrapers with replaceable razor blades...and change blades frequently.
1 person can scrape approx. 500 ft. per day.
go back to sanding, use more aggressive belts safer than using solvents which can torch or even blow up anything can set solvent off; tool spark, using electric outlet or switch, not wirth dyin for hav someone good on the machine try norton "red heat" brand belts wich are ceramic or the 3M blue belts, name escapes me but supply house can help u both made to run cooler, helps aganst gumming