Your bedroom looks better with out it!Susan, I’m glad you’ve had success removing the bits off the floor, but really sorry that you had to deal with all of this. I keep the stuff around constantly for removing everything from sticker residue to black marks on my wood work.Oh my, how sickening!! I buy it by the gallon at Ace Hardware. Combine 3 cups of water and 1 tbsp. They said, yes. The stuff is amazing and removes almost anything sticky and gummy. I know it makes you sick to find something like that. Hunker may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. I can’t imagine the floor if not. I am surprised that a pharmacist doesn’t know about denatured alcohol. What a headache!
Maybe it can react with the polyurethane.Great post! I’ve never heard of it, but will file that away in case I need it. Will keep trying to find a remedy and report back if successful.
-Brenda-Ooops, that should have read; “Notice that Ann C above mentions …..” – Brenda-Wow, never dreamed those could cause that.
Another person mentioned they used Goo Gone. Step 1. Examples they gave included books with shiny book jackets, and non-skid pads under decorative glass. I must have accidentally deleted them.When the guys were here installing the hardwood flooring in the guest room, I asked them if they would help me remove the rug from under the bed. Thanks again for your advice!Sorry that happened, Wende! The great room was quite large with kitchen and dining attached…26×28. Thanks, Brenda!Good story to share. Ask me how much we really dislike rubber backings?…none under giant wool rug in current great room over wood floors…..rug stays in place just fine thank you very much…..never needed one!Nancy, I’m so sorry you had to go through that. Thought I would add this note: years ago, I bought some nice Thomasville cherry furniture. The salesperson who sold it to you should have insisted you put a pad under it. Yes, you need a pad under sea grass.
Just a thought.Hi — Have orientals through-out our upstairs and in the guest bedroom downstairs (all hardwood floors).
XONever been a fan of sisal or grass rugs. Pretty soon, it will be Halloween… my favorite time of year!! I love love seagrass and am tempted to buy another .. but increase the size of my pad this time… so not sure… floor looks naked now!Meg, so glad this helped. I didn’t even try to save mine, although the top part looked fine.We just pulled our antique dining room table out of storage, where my husband, thinking he was doing a good job protecting it, put a rug pad on top of it, then stacked boxes on top.
I hope you can find a solution, Anita…hopefully they will have a good suggestion.Thank you so much for sharing this experience. Frank received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from a prestigious university in Pennsylvania. When the guys were here installing the hardwood flooring in the guest room, I asked them if they would help me remove the rug from under the bed. We all really appreciate the good information you pass on to us Susan. Good luck with getting it off!I just finished cleaning the latex backing from a long runner off my kitchen tiles. I would love some suggestions! Any idea how to remove the film?Ummm, I don’t have laminate floors, so not sure. How to Clean Rug Gripper Pad Marks. Do you know how many coats of poly you have on your floors or if they are the prefininshed type? So with their approval, I decided to go ahead and give it a try. Thanks for sharing your experience and solution! Thanks for posting. Latex deteriorates. Update: I had some questions about the tartan bedding, you can read more about it in this previous post:Go check under all your rugs if you have any rugs in your home with the rubber/latex backing. And when it did, it went quickly. I’ve read horror stories of them leaving an entire sheet of the rubbery stuff stuck to the entire place under the carpet. Wood floors are a dear investment, for sure! I don’t know if it is safe for wood but it is great for getting the remnants of those felt chair leg pads off the floor. We bought Latex-Free felt rug pads to protect the cork and hardwood and 5 years later, they’re doing a great job.
You may want to test it in a less noticeable spot like a corner or in a closet first just to make sure it doesn’t cause any problems with your flooring. Rug pads also extend the life of a rug by keeping grit and dust from filtering through and grinding away at rug fibers from behind, so ideally you should use them everywhere.
In order to have that beautiful hardwood floor, you need to keep in mind that there are two types of glues that are used when putting down a carpet – general carpet adhesive and tar … Notice that Linda above mentions foam backed rugs staining her kitchen vinyl and the similar thing happened to my daughter’s hardwood flooring when using the foam-interlocking mats that are often used to create a play area when one has very young children. Substitute mineral oil or olive oil for the baby oil to remove sticky residue.Soak a clean cloth in soapy water and lay it over the sticky residue for a few minutes. Try to get at least a 1/2 day of rest! Great tip on how to fix! Ha. Oh, and thanks for letting me know how you found this post. Do you have any suggestions for a rug that looks like one but is softer and more easily cleaned? Hardwoodo.com is compensated for referring traffic and business to these companies.
It certainly prevents the problems you experienced plus it is easier for us to clean the floors without the rugs in place.
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Thank you for helping me feel better that it can come off . It’s a seagrass rug and I loved the look of the rug, though it was never especially comfortable to walk on. Different names for products are used in different parts of the country.