How to Get Glue off Laminate?
April 3, 2011 3:49 PM Subscribe
My new floor is stunning--Except for the glue spots....
Just had Swiftlock Eastport Slate laminate installed in the den.
Beautiful and everything I hoped for...except... when they installed the transitions they glued them to the concrete. Some must have oozed out and they stepped in it and tracked it out into the room where it is visible.
E-How suggests mineral spirits, nail polish remover. The place where I bought it suggested Goo Gone which didn't work.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Ultimately it's under warranty for the installation but I really don't want to have them yank it back up to fix these spots. What should I try next?
Just had Swiftlock Eastport Slate laminate installed in the den.
Beautiful and everything I hoped for...except... when they installed the transitions they glued them to the concrete. Some must have oozed out and they stepped in it and tracked it out into the room where it is visible.
E-How suggests mineral spirits, nail polish remover. The place where I bought it suggested Goo Gone which didn't work.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Ultimately it's under warranty for the installation but I really don't want to have them yank it back up to fix these spots. What should I try next?
Do not put any solvents on your floor; you may damage the material. Call the contractor to fix their screw-up. It's their job.
posted by Nelson at 4:41 PM on April 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Nelson at 4:41 PM on April 3, 2011 [1 favorite]
Don't mess with it; hopefully the contractor will be able to get it up without replacing the whole floor. If he can and you accidentally damage the floor trying to fix his problem, what's to stop him from refusing all liability for it?
Even if there is an easy fix (which we can't tell you without knowing what kind of glue they used), this is not something you want to mess with.
posted by deadweightloss at 4:45 PM on April 3, 2011
Even if there is an easy fix (which we can't tell you without knowing what kind of glue they used), this is not something you want to mess with.
posted by deadweightloss at 4:45 PM on April 3, 2011
Nthing you should NOT fix this yourself. If you screw it up, you may void the warranty.
posted by jbenben at 4:55 PM on April 3, 2011
posted by jbenben at 4:55 PM on April 3, 2011
Response by poster: Thanks for helping me grow a spine. They're coming Thursday afternoon.
posted by AuntieRuth at 7:55 AM on April 4, 2011
posted by AuntieRuth at 7:55 AM on April 4, 2011
Response by poster: The flooring contractors came yesterday. They used straight acetone and a sharp plastic tool.
They poured acetone directly on the floor and let it sit about 20 seconds then rubbed at it with the tool covered with a paper towel. Glue spots gone and the floor is perfect.
Just in case any of you do-it-yourselfers have the same problem.
posted by AuntieRuth at 11:19 AM on April 8, 2011
They poured acetone directly on the floor and let it sit about 20 seconds then rubbed at it with the tool covered with a paper towel. Glue spots gone and the floor is perfect.
Just in case any of you do-it-yourselfers have the same problem.
posted by AuntieRuth at 11:19 AM on April 8, 2011
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Good luck.
posted by MiggySawdust at 4:30 PM on April 3, 2011 [3 favorites]