Removing Rug Backing Residue From Hardwood Floors

When the rug is in place for a long period of time heat and pressure can cause some of the sticky backing to transfer from the rug to your wooden floor.

Removing rug backing residue from hardwood floors.

I buy it by the gallon at ace hardware. This is important as a slippery rug can lead to an injury from falling. Area rugs often have non slip backing that keeps them in place on wooden or tile floors. It takes some elbow grease but it worked.

Goo gone worked great. Hello i am going to be laying down peel and stick vinyl tiles down over wood floors but first i need to get the padding up off the floor. The carpet that was in the house was very old and underneath all that was very old vinyl tiles. The stuff is amazing and removes almost anything sticky and gummy.

Rug gripper pads prevent rugs from slipping. But gripper pads sometimes leave marks on the floor beneath and require an occasional cleaning to remove any residue. I saw a tip somewhere to use resolve the carpet cleaner but not to clean the carpet but get the padding residue up from a hardwood floor. The padding was not glued down but fused with the floor anyway.

I have hard wood floors all over my home. I have experienced similar issues with the backing of area rugs and the residue left from double sided carpet tape to make my carpet runners stay put in my back entrance hall.