Removing Glue From Concrete Before Staining

While the area is still hot use a long handled scraper to remove glue residue.

Removing glue from concrete before staining.

Remove existing carpeting sheet vinyl and tile as well as any adhesives or mastic used to glue down the flooring. Allow the hot water to mix with the glue for 1 2 minutes. You want to make sure that you do not use soap ever for trying to remove glue stains from concrete. If there is still a significant amount of glue covering the concrete then you will want to use a large pot so you have enough water.

Clean up solvent 22 is one of the most effective glue removers which eliminates glue residues efficiently from concrete matrix and counters. Depending on the specific glue used and its age you may be able to simply boil a pot of water and apply it to the dry glue in order to loosen it up. For more information read tips for removing existing flooring from concrete. Then use a painter s shield to scrape the sealer into a pile and remove with a square point shovel.

Scrape the glue before it cools. To remove concrete sealer pour on xylene also known as xylol or touline onto the concrete and let sit for 30 seconds or so then scrub with a stiff straw brush. Apply the remover to the glue using a trowel or brush apply the glue remover to the area of adhesive. To remove pour one eighth of a cup of liquid dishwashing detergent into a spray bottle then top off the bottle with warm water and shake well.

If the glue cools and hardens boil more water and repeat the process. We recently completed an acid stained concrete flooring project in the main sanctuary of a church before the christmas holidays that presented a huge challenge in terms of removing carpet glue. Patch tack strip holes and cracks in the existing floor. The glue was thickly applied and very old 35 years so it had crystallized into a very dense material.

Scrub the concrete with the scouring pad until all the glue is removed. Spray the concrete stains with the soap solution. Pour the mixture on the concrete glue and allow it to sit for about three minutes. You apply the paste using a soft bristled brush scrubbing until the stain is removed.

After this is accomplished you rinse with clean warm water. Then pour a little more xylene on and repeat. Soap will leave a residue stain that can be more difficult to remove than the original stain.