How To Remove Black Tar Adhesive From Wood Floors

What s the best safest and easiest way to remove this glue.

How to remove black tar adhesive from wood floors.

Removing the black tar is a time consuming process but can be done properly with a strong solvent and the right tools. Black tar was a popular option for flooring adhesive in homes built prior to the 1970s. How do i remove black tar adhesive from wood flooring. I took up my living room rug and found this black tar type glue under the ancient tiles.

Throughly stuck to the adhesive glue it s stayed with the glue when you ripped up the rest of the flooring. Tar paper and black mastic is no match for a wallpaper steamer and some wood soap. That loosened up the glue and was able to remove the remaining paper with a scrapper. The linoleum pulled apart from the tar felt paper that was glued to the wood floor after removing as much of the tar and felt paper with a scrapper i used the wall paper steamer.

Joe is removing some black tar flooring mastic from. I have an 1890 s that someone had glued 1970 s shag carpet to oak hardwood floors. First i was able to remove the top layer linoleum with a scrapper. Some of the black may be actually be part of the paper backing that was part of the flooring.

Learn how to steam black mastic or tar paper off your floors. Some people report luck in sponging on warm water followed by scraping the gooey mess. After trying sanding adhesive remover paint stripper and scraping someone told me the solution that does work.