How to get off the sticky

[prairiedog]

I have kitchen carpet that was glued down over old tiles I need to get rid of the carpet how do I get rid of all that sticky glue so I can put some more tiles down?

[Macybaby]

I heard where someone used some sort of "peel away" strip used for stripping paint off wood. They said the new one works good, but the old style not so good. Now I don't really know what product they were discussing.

This was to clean the glue from carpet off old hardwood floors. I may try it as I've got two big piles of pine flooring that had glued down foam back carpet on top. Hate to burn all that wood, but I don't know if it is salvagable.

Cathy

[wally]

the glue does not have to be removed to install new tile..I assume that you are talking about VCT the 12by12 tiles that are installed in the local stores.In orger to have a smooth floor you will need to use a embosser to level the floor out otherwise the glue marks will show up thru your new floor..the other option is to remore the tile with the glue on it..if it is 8 inch or 9 inch it could be asbestos,,,,if it is emboss the floor and leave it , if is 12 by 12 you could use a small torch and heat... not burn the tops and a putty knife will remove the tile along with the glue and this would take to back to the original floor, again any inperfections in the floor will show thru you new floor so make sure the flooring under the tile to perfect ..in order to have a perfect finiched product

Wally

[rainydays]

I removed tiles from wood flooring, and was left with a sticky mess like this. After trying a lot of things I ended up finding that this worked best: spray on an orange oil type cleaner and let it sit for a little while. Then pour on borax powder and scrub it off. It took a long time, but what the borax does is sort of absorb the old adhesive and rub it off. After a lot of work I had a nice wood floor to walk on!

[morrowsmowers]

WD-40 will remove adhesives and the like from small areas but I can't imagine having to spray/soak an entire floor with the stuff.

Ken in Glassboro, NJ

[Blu_Sky]

Agree with Wally you wouldn't have to take the glue off depending on what type of tile you are going to put on over top. If you are going to install ceramic, or a hard surface tile you can spread a self leveling on first smooth it out it really uneven, or you can use a large tooth trowel to spread the tile cement stuff(can't think of the name, not the grout anywhoo) which will give you more leway to make sure the tile's a level and no toe snags. the tile underneath if it is the colored plastic square are more than likely espestos (SP?) like wally said but they are regularly laid over because they aren't worth the time to take up.

[quadcam79]

goo gone

[prairiedog]

Thanks all I was going to use peel and stick but they would not adhere at all over what was there.