OK so they tore up 10,000 square feet of CGD and are laying down new carpet.
They want me to clean the old glue off the floor.
Any ideas?
equipment?
chems?


thanks

(it is in an office tower)

First I think I'd run a "hi productivity" floor stripping pads on a 175 rpm rotary over the surface DRY to try to "sand" as much off that I could. I'd be sure to take measures to contain the dust from travelling. I'd then vacuum the dust sanded off up. The I go for the Bean-E-Doo. Check out Bean-E-Doo at www.franmar.com if I remember correctly they are located in Bloomington/Normal area in Illinois. It might just the stuff to use in an office building environment that I am guessing is mostly occupied with tenants? Might get some extra points for the use of a soybean product? I think some d-limonene cleaning products might also do the trick, check out National Chemical Lab's Citrol? However, to remove as much as possible with a grit screen or hi-pro stripping pads might mean less mess later? With a name like Bean-E-Doo you know its gotta be good.

As a store who is in the installation business before cleaning. Don't tear up your rotary pads and spend time grinding. Your best bed first and for most is to us a carpet stripper machine. Readily available at any rental place. Different sizes for any size area. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about.
http://www.tools4flooring.com/floor-stripper-machines-c-68_70.html>
Make sure to rent one with plenty of weight on the front to keep the blade on the ground. And keep the blades sharp, get a few extra if you are running it on large areas. This will take off 90% of the glue. Usually after a good stripping and sweeping, we'll install w/0 further prep because the minimal residue floor helps the new adhesive to bond better. And a better bond means you have less headaches when you go back to clean in the future. \

didn't see he was referencing my home town! I'm from B/N in central Illinois.