Common in homes built in the 20th century black mastic was used as an adhesive for ceramic tile linoleum and other flooring materials.
Mastic remover wood floor.
If you are removing mastic from wood sub floor look for a product that is designed for use on wood.
When you remove that floor covering to make way for new flooring you may encounter the mastic and wonder whether it is safe to remove the main concern surrounding this question is that black mastic often contains asbestos.
The tool that you re talking about is standard for refinishing concrete floors at least with the company i worked for.
Make circular motions working in about a 3 to 5 foot square area.
Tar paper and black mastic is no match for a wallpaper steamer and some wood soap.
Remove the top flooring.
After you have removed most of mastic use a 50 grit sander to remove the rest.
The platform quickly transforms to become a concrete floor grinder a concrete and stone floor polisher a wood floor sander and a wood deck resurfacer in seconds by changing the tooling.
Finish with repeated sanding with finer grade paper.
But in regards to cyndiviolin you might try to contact concrete specialists for that resurfacing as they might.
New here i also am removing mastic from hardwood flooring.
This is the process we often recommend.
We believe that your best bet for removing these substances is to use a mastic removal block attached to a buffer capable of handling a heavy duty job.
I haven t ever heard of using it on wood floors.
Refurbishing a hardwood floor is easy with the city floor hardwood prep tool.
This is available online or at hardware stores but may cost over 100 per 5 gallon 19l bucket.
Use an even downward pressure.
There are several ways to detach mastic but mastic is a delicate material so we prefer a delicate process of removal.
Removing mastic old carpet pad and cut back adhesive that is stuck on top of hardwood floors can be a daunting task.
The of16pro can prepare concrete for a coating remove paint or coat from concrete remove mastic and glue from conc.
If you like the wood floor finish sanding to reveal the original grain will help prepare it for stain or varnish.
Designed to remove polyurethane and carpet adhesives from hardwood floors the city floor hardwood prep tool effectively prepares the floor for refinishing.
Products made from citrus or acetic acid are safer than other mastic removers.