Removing Rug Backing Residue From Hardwood Floors

The carpet that was in the house was very old and underneath all that was very old vinyl tiles.

Removing rug backing residue from hardwood floors. If you use rugs with latex or rubber backing on your hardwood vinyl or tile floors you should replace them before they damage your floors. It takes some elbow grease but it worked. I saw a tip somewhere to use resolve the carpet cleaner but not to clean the carpet but get the padding residue up from a hardwood floor. But gripper pads sometimes leave marks on the floor beneath and require an occasional cleaning to remove any residue.

I have experienced similar issues with the backing of area rugs and the residue left from double sided carpet tape to make my carpet runners stay put in my back entrance hall. If you have moved a rug and need to remove dried latex. Goo gone worked great. The stuff is amazing and removes almost anything sticky and gummy.

When the rug is in place for a long period of time heat and pressure can cause some of the sticky backing to transfer from the rug to your wooden floor. Rug gripper pads prevent rugs from slipping. Hello i am going to be laying down peel and stick vinyl tiles down over wood floors but first i need to get the padding up off the floor. I have hard wood floors all over my home.

The padding was not glued down but fused with the floor anyway. I buy it by the gallon at ace hardware.