How to Remove Carpet & Vinyl Adhesive the Easy Way

When I removed the flooring in my new shop I discovered that there has been vinyl down at some point in the past. Unfortunately, all the old floor adhesive remained and it had to come up. I used a product called Sentinal 626 to make the job a lot easier. Sentinal 626 is a vinyl and carpet adhesive remover. It has no odor and virtually no VOC concerns. It worked great removing the carpet and vinyl glue.

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Thank you Stone Cold Steve Austin for the video!

[katherinem]

Watching that glue come up is so satisfying.

[kcary]

OMG I just spent 6 hours on laundry room scraping away at old vinyl glue....I was the exact example you showed in beginning of how scraping alone just fails....I will be buying this product give this man a medal and some money!!!

[yo_its_devo]

Wow! This is a superbly made instructional video. Very simple, well edited, straight to the point. Need more videos like this!

[etherealexperience]

i’m not going to explain the whole story… but this video changed my life. gave me inspiration to do stuff i’ve put off for a long time. thank you 🙏

[raybohn]

I just sent the manufacturer a message regarding how to determine if this product would work on specific adhesives and how to identify them. Almost 50% of buyers on Amazon complained about product. I can only assume they didn't use it properly or it does not work on certain adhesives.

[Zerosblade]

Damn dude. That great product. Turned an all day, 4 man team to a 3-5 hr one man job. Thanks for this

[jasonkist]

Thanks for the great video. This product is the real deal. We rented an edco floor grinder that didn't work. Over the weekend, we tried some stuff from home depot that just turned it into tacky peanut butter. At my wits end, I watched this video again and then started making phone calls to track this down. We got a 5 gallon bucket from a local retailer. We let it set up for 2.5 hours and we were able to scrape through. Thanks again for the recommendation and great video, saved me today

[mrwonderful]

Wow! You DEFINITELY saved me A LOT of elbow grease. I'm redoing a bathroom and when I took up the tile I realized there was 12yo linoleum on the floor. This will make my job MUCH easier. Thanks!

[arthoward]

This guy knows how to make an instructional video, great job! Thanks

[rwind]

I really appreciate this type of review even though I don't have a floor at this point to scrape. Good job!

[memlay]

Most older carpet and vinyl floor adhesives contain asbestos. Wet removal, the way you're doing, is the safest way to go.

[hapaboy]

Great video! I had a similar situation, except I had historic porcelain mosaic tiles buried under vinyl tile mastic and carpet adhesive. I bought a condo in what was previously a pre-war office building completed in 1910. At some point in its history, square linoleum tiles were glued over the porcelain tiles. When the building was converted to residential in the 80s, the developer simply pulled up the old vinyl floors and glued carpeting over everything. I was concerned because I had read that some of the vinyl tile mastic used in the mid-century contained asbestos. I found a product called Soy Gel which is a paint stripper made from soy beans. It is a thick gel substance that melted the mastic away and encapsulated the gunk. It worked amazingly well and I was able scrape everything up up and clean the floors with dish soap and warm water.

[headspace]

The stuff works! Just bought a jug at Home Depot for $35.00. I bought the 747 plus formula to remove adhesive residue from sticky tiles. Tried everything and nothing worked as well as this stuff. Applied it and left it on for an hour, then removed it with a putty knife no problem. Slight odor but nothing bad at all, leaves a slightly greasy residue but cleans up with dish soap and water. Eco-friendly and can be cut with water to get more out of it.

[michaelw]

Thank you for the very helpful video. I appreciate how you asked common questions and clearly answered them. I also like how you kept the camera still while talking, no fancy effects, and had a clip on microphone.
A lot of DIYers could learn a few things from you!

[Shecanread_shesbad]

excellent work. i wish every product review/tutorial was done just like this. maybe by you. 10 stars.

[wckedsavvy]

Awesome video! Right to the point, excellently filmed/edited, and super informative. Now I can get that gross, impossible glue off my concrete basement floor! I wish ALL how-to videos on YouTube were as awesome as this one!!

[Ozark]

Thank you for your video! I have called my local distributor for a 5 gallon pail. I have a basement in Florida (yes I know!) and the homeowners covered the concrete with old low pile carpet. I have cut that up and out. Now I need to address the residual glue to give me a clean surface. Great job highlighting what appears to be my solution!

[lolitabonita]

AWESOME!!!! that is the way to have fun removing glue...and guess why i am watching this video lolol i am tired of scrapping and going bunkers because the glue does not remove all the way...thank you for sharing knowledge...fast and easy...

[swilli]

I’m not sure what type of adhesive was on your floors, but I removed some carpet from my suite and there was adhesive on it. So I watched this video and went to purchase the product and it did NOT WORK for me AT ALL! It actually made the adhesive stickier! I followed the instructions and was very upset!