Remove as much of the carpet glue as possible by scraping it using a razor blade scraper.
Glue down carpet removel chemical.
Start by dipping an old toothbrush in a small container of acetone.
Glued down carpet is the absolute worst.
A 2 to 4 wide blade should be appropriate for removing carpet glue.
Homemade carpet adhesive remover.
To make this easy but effective floor adhesive remover add equal parts hot water and white vinegar in a bucket.
Purchase white vinegar at any grocery or home improvement store.
Carpet adhesive will keep your carpet secured to your hardwood floors but it can be a hassle if you tear up carpet only to reveal glue covered floors.
Glued down carpet removal.
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Scrub the area of the subfloor using the toothbrush and acetone until the glue is completely gone or there is little remaining.
Oh man i am so sorry.
You can easily make a homemade carpet adhesive remover out of water and white vinegar.
If you need to remove carpet glue from concrete fill a bucket with 1 gallon of very hot water then add 2 cups of ammonia and 1 cup liquid detergent to the bucket.
Pulling up the carpet and scraping underneath with a paint scraper to beak the glue bond is tedious work and wetting the carpet to loosen the adhesive may cause it to break into pieces.
Step 2 use boiling water.
If it s a different type of glue i dont know for sure if this will work but i feel your pain.
Boiling water will soften up hard to remove glue.
Pour the solution onto the areas of leftover adhesive on the concrete.
Removing carpet glue with vinegar.
White vinegar is a natural solution that can dissolve old carpet adhesive without having to use harsh chemical strippers.
The scraper can easily remove big chunks of the glue which helps get the job done more easily later.
All to often i run into glue downs that the carpet cannot be removed in more then 6 inch wide strips a floor stripper will not take up the carpet it is only meant to take up the existing padding and glue residue from double glue down and rubber back carpet there are large.
Vinegar is an acidic solution and works well at dissolving gunk and sticky residue.
To do the job more quickly and efficiently rent a power carpet puller.
Step 1 scraping the carpet glue.
This can be so painfull and gut wrenching you really start to wonder if its really worth it.
This step should remove most of the carpet glue and you can wipe down any leftover adhesive with an old washcloth.