Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Help - tar like floor paint clogs sander

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CaptZ76
06-19-04, 12:31 PM
Hiya,

I am sanding a floor of a 120 year old house. The middle of the floor (where the carpet used to be) is fine, but round the outside of the room, there is a black tar like substance on the floor that just clogs/sticks to the sander and ruins the sanding paper.

Is there any advice on how to get rid of this substance??

Thanks

Robert

Carpets Done Wright
06-19-04, 07:25 PM
Ya, that is cutback adhesive. It contains asbestos! Sanding it makes dust, which you are breathing. The dust is what kills you eventually. :eek:
amsty123
07-28-04, 12:37 PM
HI, I just took up some old laminate tiles that had tar paper and ran into the same problem when sanding. I had to use mineral spirits and scrapper to get it up.

Good luck!