How To Remove Vinyl Flooring Glue. Pull the linoleum up in strips to reveal the backing or the glue. Scrape Linoleum Or Vinyl Floor Glue To remove old resilient flooring first cut it into parallel strips about 6 inches wide with a utility knife.
Remove the vinyl flooring. If there is a lot of glue then you may wish to push the glue towards a plastic card and lift it away before rubbing the flooring with the cloth. Begin by doing as much of the prying as possible with the tip of a flat pry bar chiseling under the vinyl to separate it.
Its possible that the glue doesnt come off.
Let it remain for few minutes to make the glue more supple. Cut into 12-inch strips. Remove Glued-Down Flooring With a Pry Bar Whether it is the entire floor or just the perimeter glued-down flooring is best removed through tenacious hard scraping. Next locate a section of the floor with no glue underneath.
