Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Remove Epoxy\install glue on new woodfloor

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CoreynStacy
10-01-05, 06:04 PM
Hello,
I just had 630 sq ft of Oak hard wood flooring. Being on a slab foundation and in N Texas it has to be glued down. The installer used a epoxy based wood flooring glue and managed to get a lot of slopy spots on the surface of the new hard wood floor.
Question: Can anyone help me find a way to remove the glue without removing the finish? TY xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

thezster
10-01-05, 09:35 PM
Won't the installer correct his mistakes? He should have left you with a "ready to use" floor in perfect condition. That's what you paid him for.... I'd call him back out....

Especially since I don't have a clue how to get epoxy off the floor without possibly screwing it up....

good luck and I hope someone can give you the DIY answer....
Daniel Wachtel
10-02-05, 11:09 AM
Call the dealer from whom you purchased the floor, it is their problem not yours.

twelvepole
10-02-05, 03:25 PM
If wood has a polyurethane finish, acetone can be used to remove epoxy glue without damage to finish.
Joshua7
03-29-06, 07:12 PM
How would you remove epoxy tile glue from a cement basement floor?
Carpets Done Wright
03-30-06, 07:14 AM
Ya, since the installer did it, and made your investment look bad, ask the store the installer subcontracts from, to make you whole, again, giving you what you were paying for.