getting carpet grippers up
#1
04-20-01, 06:11 AM
i have just moved into a new apartment and found that under the carpet are some great flooring tiles. But trying to get the edge grippers up has been really tough - they're glued to the edge tiles and every time Itry to lift them the tile will crack.
Shall I just cut away the part of the tile with the gripper?
and how should I seal this edge (it's about an inch)?
hoping you guys have an answer.
Shall I just cut away the part of the tile with the gripper?
and how should I seal this edge (it's about an inch)?
hoping you guys have an answer.
#4
04-20-01, 02:34 PM
me again
Dear mr. stuck gripper,
Try electric heat gun or hair dryer, this should help, it will be a slow process, get a BIG bottle of wine, set on the floor and heat it up,the gripper and glue, not the wine, use a scraper to help pull up the stuff, then you will probably have glue residue to deal with .acetone may remove it, or some type of non flammable cleaner, as I said a slow process, you may need 2 wine bottles. keep me posted.
Try electric heat gun or hair dryer, this should help, it will be a slow process, get a BIG bottle of wine, set on the floor and heat it up,the gripper and glue, not the wine, use a scraper to help pull up the stuff, then you will probably have glue residue to deal with .acetone may remove it, or some type of non flammable cleaner, as I said a slow process, you may need 2 wine bottles. keep me posted.
