After 26 hours of labor i found out how and how not to remove carpet padding from hardwood floors.
Cleaning hardwood floors after removing carpet.
Remove all of the leftover residue.
After a good cleaning my floor looked better but still dull.
Before you can begin to deep clean hardwood floors you will need to remove the stubborn adhesive that was left behind you might also still have some remnants of your carpet tacks and staples still on the ground that need removing.
The home stretch refinishing after sanding your floors you should plug any holes caused by nails by filling them with wood plugs or wood paste a combination of saw dust and white.
Removing carpet to expose the wood floor underneath.
Not only will it help to loosen any extra dirt and grime but in the event that you also missed a little bit of adhesive the hot steam from the mop will help to loosen the material so it can be.
An even better option when it comes to getting your floors clean after removing carpet is to opt for a hardwood steam cleaner.
Apply weiman high traffic hardwood floor polish restorer.
After the floor was clean and had plenty of time to dry completely i applied the weiman high traffic hardwood floor polish restorer.
The next step would be to refinish your floors but before you can do this you need to sand them to remove any scuff marks left by the carpet or by your cleaning.
It s a project for an optimist if there ever was one.