Removing Glue From Concrete Before Staining

Remove existing carpeting sheet vinyl and tile as well as any adhesives or mastic used to glue down the flooring.

Removing glue from concrete before staining.

Pour the mixture on the concrete glue and allow it to sit for about three minutes. Depending on the specific glue used and its age you may be able to simply boil a pot of water and apply it to the dry glue in order to loosen it up. We recently completed an acid stained concrete flooring project in the main sanctuary of a church before the christmas holidays that presented a huge challenge in terms of removing carpet glue. Scrape the glue before it cools.

You want to make sure that you do not use soap ever for trying to remove glue stains from concrete. For more information read tips for removing existing flooring from concrete. With the trailing edge up place your scraper in front of the patch and push it vigorously to scrape away residue. Patch tack strip holes and cracks in the existing floor.

Then use a painter s shield to scrape the sealer into a pile and remove with a square point shovel. After this is accomplished you rinse with clean warm water. If there is still a significant amount of glue covering the concrete then you will want to use a large pot so you have enough water. Here s what you ll need to do before you can apply stain to a concrete subfloor.

Then pour a little more xylene on and repeat. Scrub the concrete with the scouring pad until all the glue is removed. Spray the concrete stains with the soap solution. Clean up solvent 22 is one of the most effective glue removers which eliminates glue residues efficiently from concrete matrix and counters.

To remove pour one eighth of a cup of liquid dishwashing detergent into a spray bottle then top off the bottle with warm water and shake well. In order to make the scrubbing more effective mix one gallon of hot water with one cup of ammonia and a tablespoon of liquid detergent in a container. While the area is still hot use a long handled scraper to remove glue residue. Apply the remover to the glue using a trowel or brush apply the glue remover to the area of adhesive.

The glue was thickly applied and very old 35 years so it had crystallized into a very dense material. Soap will leave a residue stain that can be more difficult to remove than the original stain. If the glue cools and hardens boil more water and repeat the process.