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Nesgroup address: misc.consumers.house - Date & Time for the message: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:16:38 -0700 /

Author of the message: Tim Douglass

Title of the message:
Re: Removing gummy carpet padding from wood floors.

Text of the message:
On 11 Jun 2005 12:55:39 -0700, laslow_g@hotmail.com wrote:

>I have an old (1912) house with pine or fir wood floors
>and I think shellac finish over stain. We just removed
>some ~20 year old carpet and padding, and the floor doesn't
>look too horrible, so we would like to preserve as much
>of the original finish as possible.
>
>We are using mineral spirits to remove the gummy pad stains,
>but it is not coming off too easily. We have about a 1x4' area
>completed in 3 hours, and you can still see some of the spots.
>They even seem to look grey or white (dried out) instead of
>looking like the surrounding finish.
>
>I tested the finish with water, and in the corners it will
>bead up with no white spots, so I do not think there is much
>if any wax buildup. The high traffic areas do not bead, but
>will soak in and darken the wood.
>
>We have tried plastic scrapers to no avail. Fingernails seem



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