How do you get rid of carpet glue on wooden stairs


Chicka/o , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 02:26:46 PM

My friend has wooden open tread stairs, which had carpet pieces glued to 
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them, this has now been replaced with another layer of wood butthere is 
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old glue on the underside of the stairs and it looks awful . Apart from 
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sanding them, what gets rid of carpet glue on wood. Any suggestions ?
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Chupachups , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 02:39:37 AM

I am assuming there was carpet on the steps at one time.  
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If you use solvent, the steps won't have even coloring and they will look  
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almost as bad as when they had glue on them.  
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Sanding, staining, and resealing is the only good way to do this.  
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chi- chi , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 01:33:02 AM

is it really carpet glue?? lol.  
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Googley Bear , Friday, 13th of August 2010 04:31:41 PM

you can buy glue remover from any good diy shop or carpet shop  
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