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What can I use to quickly get dried-on glue from my hard wood floors?

Over the last week I've tried mineral spirits, the odors are terrible. Then there was the adhesive remover - yeah, it didn't work either - well it did manage to bubble up the plastic coating on the cheapy baseboard we have. Good thing I wanna replace it anyway Then came the goo-gone as a result of an answerer here - nope, no luck there I bought Bostik's adhesive remover wipes at $18, but it takes a combination of wiping and scrubbing to get the floors clean. I bought the no odor mineral spirits and it works if I rub and rub and rub Is there anything, anything, anything that I can use to quickly get the glue off? I have 400 sq ft of floors that are covered in glue. *SIGH* MV - just for future reference - when you're installing wood floors on concrete, you glue it down.

Public Comments

1. Try a giant chisel or a putty knife. that seems to help
2. I don't know. Maybe don't do your crafts projects on a good floor, how about that for next time.
3. In an ideal world the glue should have been removed prior to it curing. However, if the mineral spirits are working, even though you have to use elbow grease, use it. If the glue is from flooring installation, if you did it contact the glue manufacture for their recomendation on how to remove cured glue. If you had the flooring proffesionally installed call the company and have the fix it.
4. Smart Strip. you do NoT say if it is a hard wood Flore or a soft wood, this link may help you.
5. I'm having trouble figuring out why there is 400 sq ft of flooring covered in glue. I'm thinking its not glue but a refinishing product or a bar top refinishing product. either way you will need a heavy duty stripper that will stink of fumes, use a good respirator., and will require lots of hard work.
6. I have run into this problem before. First question, are the floors 'real' wood or laminate. Is the glue a film, or bead. If it is a bead, you may be able to scrape it off, do not use a sharp tool....try a scraper for car windows, a good edge plastic (not metal). Laminate you could try spraying a solution of vinegar and water (light coat) let it soak, and scrub with a mild abrasive plastic pad. I actually did an entire floor with this solution and an electric floor polisher with 3M scrub pad attached. If real hardwood, these methods will put fine scratches in the finish, but may be the only way to remove the glue. If so, once you have it removed, and cleaned the floor, you can buff the entire floor with fine steel wool and apply a finish coat of polyurethane. This will remedy the scratch problem. (for future reference, the glue should be cleaned away as you install, resulting in minor residue cleanup.)