Dissolve Foam Rubber Backing From Hardwood Floors

If mineral spirits doesn t work try denatured alcohol which is good for removing dried latex paint.

Dissolve foam rubber backing from hardwood floors. Rug pads are great for keeping area rugs from sliding around on hardwood floors but the wrong one can leave marks and hurt your floor. Rent a floor sander either a drum sander floor stripper or square buff sander and take off the foam varnish and thin layer of the wood. If you can find a long handled scraper the kind they use to remove tile it will save on your back. A third option is spray lubricant which is a petroleum distillate like mineral spirits and can loosen the adhesion of the latex to the finish.

09 16 2007 by leona labine. The flooring carpet guy said that the rubber removal by itself might ve been a 600 job minimum for a little 12 12 room maybe more if the material was really that awful to remove. The tape had been along the floor moldings i painted years ago. How to remove dried latex backing from a floor.

It gets a bit more complicated if you plan to keep the wood floor uncovered and refinish it. Never ever use a rubber or latex backed rug on your hardwood flooring. Rubber backed mats can dull your floor s shine and even cause some discoloration. Rugs with latex backings can stick to your flooring leaving behind a big mess when the rug is removed.

Sand off old carpet backing. The padding may have been glued or stapled to the floor. Removing rubber carpet back from cement floor. If you use rugs with latex or rubber backing.

Mineral spirits is a good solvent with which to start experimenting it can soften synthetic adhesives and it s safe for most floor finishes. To protect your hardwood floor use a combination felt and rubber pad to keep your area rugs from sliding. In many cases it may be more appropriate to remove the backing by sanding with a floor sander or a floor buffer and a 36 grit sanding screen. Then add the cost of refinishing.

I recently borrowed a little portable steamer from a friend to remove masking tape on wood floors. If you do and i wouldn t ever use one of those rug protector thingies underneath the rug. Flooring experts informed our team of several common causes.