We have purchased a 20 year old building. It used to be a church. It had carpet glued on top of fir plywood. What can I use to remove the glue so that I can put paint on the floor. My building is 30 X 60.
Harv
We have purchased a 20 year old building. It used to be a church. It had carpet glued on top of fir plywood. What can I use to remove the glue so that I can put paint on the floor. My building is 30 X 60.
Harv
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Sandpaper. Rent a floor sander. Room that size, with no walls or anything in the way ... ought to be ready for apaint in less than a day.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
I concur with Ed. Rent a floor sander. Get the new random-orbit type instead of the old drum-style sanders; it'll make your life a lot easier and the job a lot better looking.
Dinosaur
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Get more sandpaper than you think you 'd need, the glue gums up the paper pretty fast.
Fir plywood aint gonna sand too well. Chances are you'll burn through the veneer and there will be splintering. You can fill the splinter holes and glue down some of the frays before painting. This is what you will have to fix if you can get throught he carpet glue with a sander. The carpet glue is going top heat up and plug many sheets of sandpaper before you even get to the veneer. Unless of course you use a heavy grit, in which case start reading the top of the page.
Another option is to scrape off the glue with a paint scraper. Very tedious work, and practically free if you don't count labor.
and practically free if you don't count labor. Hey! That sounds like some of the jobs I bid.Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
You can try a hot air gun or torch to remove the thickest buildups, or various types of paint remover. Sanding will probably be required as a finishing touch, though.
But if it's plywood the simplest thing may be to simply remove the thickest spots and then lay another layer of ply on top.
>>But if it's plywood the simplest thing may be to simply remove the thickest spots and then lay another layer of ply on top.
I thought of that too...but labor is free and material is not. :)