How To Remove Vinyl Floor Adhesive. For removing vinyl flooring take a utility knife and cut strips into the vinyl or linoleum and pull up the strips revealing the glue. The best adhesive removers use citric acid.
Prepare the tools you will need well wear knee pads and gloves to protect yourself. A simple hand floor scraper has a metal blade mounted on a handle. Scrape Linoleum Or Vinyl Floor Glue To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife.
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Acetone can be substituted for acetone-based nail polish remover if. In some cases pulling up the glue is easy but that doesnt always happen. After a few minutes the adhesive will be soft enough to scrape off with a spatula and an old rag. If water and soap wont remove the remaining glue hold a heat gun over the adhesive long.
