A indoor outdoor carpet rug was glued to finished oak
hardwood floors. The carpet was ripped up but it left behind a 3/8 inch
layer of rubber that was the backing of the carpet. A small floor buffer
was used to try and remove the rubber backing but was to hard to control
and did not go very fast. It would be nice to save the floor. A rental
store has a chipper for removing tile from concrete. This machine looks
hard to control and might gouge the floor as it is made to work on concret.
Any ideas?
thanks in advance
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Check with the rental store. They also have a blade for wood floors for that tool. I've never personally used it on wood floors, but it's awsome on concrete.
Try Goop - the hand cleaner. Try it in a closet or inconspicuous area first. Spread a layer of Goop on the floor with a putty knife, cover it up with plastic (you can use trash bags) and leave it overnight. The next day the Goop should have turned the adhesive to mush and you can scrape it up easily with a plastic putty knife. I have a friend who used this technique on her wood floors and it worked great with no damage to the floors. I used it on our brick floors at her suggestion and it also worked great. It is slow. It does not smell, is not caustic, and as a bonus it leaves your hands remarkably clean.
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