Posted by: jim on June 28, 2000 at 22:00:22:

In Reply to: Re: REMOVING LINOLEUM FROM WOOD FLOOR Posted by: russ fullerton on May 15, 2000 at 12:56:42:

: : I HAVE THE LINOLEUM OFF, BUT THERE IS STILL A LAYER
: : OF PAPER AND THE GLUE ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE AN EASY
: : WAY TO REMOVE IT. I AM GOING TO RE-DO THE WOOD FLOOR
: : UNDERNEATH, SO I DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE IT IF POSSIBLE.

a 500watt bull lamp will heat the glue so you can scrape the paper off with a sturdy scraper and some stronge adhesive remover will get the glue up
you may scratch the floor but either way you need to sand it anyway,just plan on it taking awhile

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: : : I HAVE THE LINOLEUM OFF, BUT THERE IS STILL A LAYER : : : OF PAPER AND THE GLUE ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE AN EASY : : : WAY TO REMOVE IT. I AM GOING TO RE-DO THE WOOD FLOOR : : : UNDERNEATH, SO I DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE IT IF POSSIBLE. : a 500watt bull lamp will heat the glue so you can scrape the paper off with a sturdy scraper and some stronge adhesive remover will get the glue up : you may scratch the floor but either way you need to sand it anyway,just plan on it taking awhile