Use of hot water is worth tying as it is the cheapest means of removing glue from the floor surface.
Taking carpet glue off concrete.
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.
Allow the hot water to mix with the glue for 1 2 minutes.
Using harsh chemical strippers or an indoor concrete cleaner is not necessary most of the time and using a scrubber will easily scrape away residual mastic.
Fill a large bucket with about 1.
Boil a pot of water.
Step 3 scrub the leftover glue.
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.
Fill a bucket with 1 gallon 3 8 l of hot water.
Pour some boiling water on the carpet glue let it sit for 10 20 minutes apply the heat gun for a couple of minutes and scrape the glue to remove it from the concrete.
If there s not much glue on the concrete a putty knife might even do the trick.
How to remove carpet glue from concrete method 1 of 3.
Step 4 use a mastic or adhesive remover.
Step 2 use boiling water.
Then pour the hot water on the patches of glue and leave the water to stay for about 2 minutes to soak and soften the adhesive.
One of the easiest ways to remove carpet glue from concrete is to scrub it off or use a scraper.
How to remove carpet glue from concrete.
The scraper can.
Sometimes this will work and may save you from buying an adhesive remover.
Step 1 scraping the carpet glue.