Removing glue from vinyl plank flooring
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Ellen on Oct 29, 2016Try using something like baby oil or makeup removers.Helpful Reply
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William on Oct 29, 2016No extra adhesive should have been used. Do not sand because to can accidentally sand into the finish. To remove the adhesive, try some Goo Gone, Mineral Spirits, or nail polish remover (Acetone). Wear gloves. With edges that are cupping, lay a cloth over the cupped area, use an iron and go over the the area. Remove the cloth, then a either use a rolling pin or a 2x4 and go over the area applying pressure. The iron softens the adhesive and planks. Good luck.Helpful Reply
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Jean Blades on Oct 29, 2016Try Goo GoneHelpful Reply
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Cathy Barney on Oct 29, 2016We just pulled up our kitchen floor. We had the same issue. We used a hair dryer and Goo Gone. Spread the Goo Gone onto the tacky area, heat an area with the hairdryer on high and gently scrape the area to remove the mess. You need to be careful with the amount of Goo Gone you use so that it doesn't seep under remaining boards and loosen them. Good Luck!Helpful Reply
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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Oct 29, 2016Both William and Jean have excellent suggestions. So sorry you had to go through this. Makes me hopping mad when stuff like this happens. Good luck and let us know how it turn out.Helpful Reply
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Dee on Oct 29, 2016DO NOT SAND, IT WILL NOT WORK. Use acetone, the kind you buy in Lowes, make sure the room is well ventilated. It will remove the glue without harming the floor.Helpful Reply
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Janice Erickson Cathcart on Oct 30, 2016try WD-40 let it sit, may have to do a couple of applications...wipe with cloth or paper towelHelpful Reply
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Tina Morgan on Oct 30, 2016As Janice said above, WD-40 will probably work as any oily product does something to release the adhesive from the surface. I used to work for a ready-to-assemble furniture company and that's what we always told customer to use to remove stickers from the parts and not damage the surface. Since it has been so long and it's dried, you may want to try using the hairdryer first as someone else mentioned just to soften it.Helpful Reply
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Sophia,M.,McConnery on Oct 30, 2016Goo gone is a very good option but it will be labor intense.You would have to do it in small patches.With the dryer set it on medium heat and have a putty knife or paint scrapper on hand.Helpful Reply
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Phil a on Oct 30, 2016Save your wrists and fingers from excessive pain if you decide to scrape. Go to your local Harbor Freight and get an Oscillating Multi Tool. ................ http://www.harborfreight.com/Variable-Speed-O... ................... I use one of these to scrape caulking and sealants from floors and counters as well as to make cuts in project pieces. These are really quite effective, a bit noisy, but the variable speed allows you to use the most effective speed. It really does speed things up.Helpful Reply
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Mary on Oct 30, 2016We just recently had our hardwood redone and it had alot of glue and alot of cupping. We hired a small company. The man and one other man handscraped the whole floor and restained it and put a shine on it. I was amazed most all cupping was gone and all the glue had been scraped off. Turned out looking distressed and beautiful. Hope this helps.Helpful Reply
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Phil a on Oct 30, 2016The photo above shows glue she wants to remove on the plywood UNDERNEATH the vinyl planks. So it WILL work on the plywood. But if also removing the planks, this tool will do great at scraping them off by using the scraper blade underneath the plank. When in doubt, check YouTube.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIdlmz6Q6OU .... or..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wuTmmrtQoE ...... Easy-PeasyHelpful Reply
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Phil a on Oct 30, 2016check the photo: She's talking about the glue UNDER the planks. But this would also work for removing the vinyl planks. Let's check YouTube: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIdlmz6Q6OU ..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wuTmmrtQoE .... Easy, Peasey...Helpful Reply
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Mary on Oct 31, 2016Have you tried a heat gun maybe and scraping off when melted?Helpful Reply
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Deb Whitney on Nov 01, 2016I used some WD 40.You can mix it with a little warm water spray the glue & let it soak a few minutes & it should come off with scraper easy.Also any type of sand.Rub some on the glue ,it kind of drys it out so it's not so tackyHelpful Reply
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Deb Whitney on Nov 01, 2016The WD 40 worked pretty good for me.Helpful Reply
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Phil a on Nov 02, 2016If you can scrape the glue by hand, yes, you'd be surprised how much faster and well it works and will save your arms and hands. But, that $20 unit is a single speed model. It will work, but the variable speed model is more usable and you'll be surprised at how much you'll use it for other projects and the variable speed makes the cuts/scrapes work better under different conditions. Just my opinion. I've had mine for about 5 years and it's well built and can really come in handy. PhilHelpful Reply
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Deb Whitney on Nov 03, 2016It never seeped through.I only waited a few minutes after spraying,Don't saturate it.I also used it taking paint and old wallpaper off the hard spots.Helpful Reply
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