bamboo flooring and urethane glue

[onethatcares]

my S O and I decided to put the above flooring in her exercise room (really just the third bedroom) and the job went great until we went to clean the minor excess glue off the prefinished bamboo flooring. It seems if left to dry it etches the finish and if you clean as you go using mineral spirits you can't really tell if you got it off the floor properly. So, we've spent the morning using plastic scrapers along with WD 40 and Mr clean magic erasers working on it. What a PITA.

So as a heads up to anyone wanting to attempt this type of project. Use a trowel that is 1/2 inch narrower than your planks, clean every plank with mineral spirits thoroughly as soon as you possibly can, and if all else fails resort to WD and Mr. Clean Magic.

BTW, the glue will take skin off with it when dried.

[MADem]

1. BTW, the glue will take skin off with it when dried.

Good GRIEF....it's not like superglue, is it? You can get that off with nail polish remover (acetone).

Not fun!!

[csziggy]

2. Too late for you, but Bostik makes wipes to remove urethane glue

I just happened to see them last night when looking at various wood strippers:
Bostik 60-Count Wipes Wood Remover
http://www.lowes.com/pd_245668-68935-G65639_4294729354__?productId=4307629&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&facetInfo=

[onethatcares]

3. yes, we are aware of that,

Roberts, the glue manufacuturer makes them also. Best $20.00 I ever threw a way, may as well have used my money as toilet paper.

[csziggy]

4. OK - bad it didn't work, good to know for future reference

The reviews at Lowes were good, for what it's worth..