Scrape with a metal tool but with care not to scratch the wood.
Carpet padding stuck to hardwood.
Scrape off as much of the carpet backing from the floor as you can using a plastic paint scraper.
Remove the stuck padding.
Wear safety goggles and a respirator mask to keep dust wood and carpet padding particles from getting in your eyes and mouth.
A second technique is done through the use of mineral spirits.
And instead of coming right up most of the padding was cemented to the floor.
Using this is easy as 1 2 3 just apply it on the stained area and wipe using a soft cloth.
The hardwood looked fine but a different kind of rubbery carpet padding had been used in the room.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from wood splinters and moldy.
Flooring pros told our team about several methods they use to remove stuck padding before refinishing a wood floor.
At first i tried to pick off the padding that could come off easily.
Soak the rag on the mineral spirit then wipe it on the stuck padding on the floor.
Flooring pros told our team about several methods they use to remove stuck padding before refinishing a wood floor.
Picture the path you walk around and around your bed when you re making it up in the morning that s where the rubber backing stuff stuck to my hardwood flooring.
If you want to remove old carpet padding than make sure to apply this alcohol and give it a couple of minutes to burn the padding that is stuck on the floor than wipe using a soft cloth.
Heat up the stuck part of the padding using a hair dryer or a heat gun then immediately take them off with the help of the pliable knife.
Dissolve the padding with chemical cleaning solvents such as an odorless.
Step 2 moisten an area of foam with a solvent that you ve tested and found to be safe for the floor finish.
You can dig into the foam without fear because the plastic isn t hard enough to scratch the floor finish.