Rugs, Carpets and Carpeting - Carpet glued to hardwood floor

A friend decided to pull up the carpet in her small bedroom. Whoever put it down covered almost the entire floor with some kind of mastic. It doesn't respond to Goof-Off, water, or vinegar. I searched your archives and found some possible answers, but most of them are several years old. I'm hoping one of you guys might know of a new product....one which won't be as toxic as acetone. Thanks for any help you might have.

Hi,
You might try to take a sample of the adhesive to a hardware store or carpet store to get an I.D. on the type of adhesive that it is. They might have some suggestions also. If the floor is to be recarpeted you could take out the carpet and use a straight blade scraper ( manure scraper is what we call them ) to remove the biggest part of what is left. Follow this with a corase grit belt sanding to smooth whats left and the recarpet. Use a dust mask if you do this. I don't think that I would opt for the acetone method even if it would work.
good luck.
Trent

You can accomplish your job using the PEEL AWAY 7 product

If you want to adhere another flooring after the removal, you will want to stay away from chemical removers. They will soak into the wood and cause the next adhesive to release or never get a good bond in the beginning, thus a total failure on your investment.

Talk about toxic! Best read the MSDS!



Mechanical removal is the best, unless the next floor will be a floating installation.