How to remove vinyl glue from hardwood floor?
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They adhered the vinyl directly to the hardwood with glue- lots and lots of glue. It's still very sticky (I think it's been there for less than 10 years) and super thick- think bubble gum spread across the whole floor, about 1/8 inch deep. Gross.
I've scraped the hardwoods in the kitchen, which was time consuming, but not bad because the glue was so much older...
Is there a way to get the vinyl glue off the dining room floor without softening the floors or manually scraping the entire thing?
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Removing Glue and Adhesive From Hardwood Floors
I tried a few things & discovered that with mineral spirits my old glue came up w/almost no wait time & not much effort with a 5 in one
Use the acetone sparingly. Good luck
https://www.lepage.ca/en/know-how/hardwood-floors.html