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Posted by BillGill on June 10, 2007, 9:38 am
jJim McLaughlin wrote:
> bumblebee2560@gmail.com wrote:
>> I've tried cold scraping, hot water....too messy, think it cools too
>> quickly,have to keep wiping up. hair dryer, last night tried steam
>> iron held just above pitchy stuff, sometimes it worked and I was able
>> to peel a liitle off down to floor boards but mostly some top layer
>> moved but then I'm left with lower layer still.
>> So far it looks unbeatable, then I thought maybe I'm not the only one,
>> so I'm hoping someone has already solved the problem in a manageable
>> way and can offer advice.
>> I understand the sanding man won't touch it as it gums up his brushes/
>> sander.
>> Hoping
>> Robyn
>>
>
> Had a simlar problem about 25 years ago when I had to get glued down
> carpet pad off a concrete floor in the basement family room. (No, I do
> not know what the prior owner was thinking. But just to give you an
> idea, the glued pad was under brown plaid indoor outdoor carpet.)
>
> Despite lots and lots of scraping the black glue crap and final layer of
> the
> pad wouldn't come up fully.
>
> I resorted to a solvent. Just plain paint thinner. Lots of it.
>
> Note: Exterior sliding door was open, the water heater in the utility
> room was electric, not gas, and the furnace was off and the pilot
> light on the funace was off. (And no, I also do not why the first owner
> and the builder had electric stove, gas heat and electric hot water.)
>
> Anyway, i put aout a quart paint thinner on a 3' x 3' square and
> let it sit about 15 minutes, and scraped with a with a 4 inch joint
> compound / taping "knife" thingy. Scraped up the crud on each
> pass. Scraped the joint compound thingy off with rags and paper
> towels and into a bucket. Repeated a lot. Washed floor with a
> degreaser then with hot soapy water. Took about a week of
> evenings for a 15' x 24' room.
>
> I'm glad I was a lot younger then. Not sure my knees would
> take it now.
I did about the same, except I used mineral spirits.
Available in the paint department. I just poured some
out on the floor and then started wiping it up. I only
had a closet floor, but you sure need to be careful
about breathing the fumes or let any kind of ignition
source near by.
Bill Gill
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