Bath Mat Backing Stuck To Floor

I poured glycerin over the stuck on backing.

Bath mat backing stuck to floor. Then i scrubbed with plain water and a plastic scrubber to remove the glycerin and the tiny pieces of backing still left behind. The backing has come off badly on the floor i need to remove it. I bought a bathroom set at walmart shower curtain and matching rugs. Wd 40 enabled me to scrape off the stuck bits after a 10 minute soak.

Then let that sit overnight and scraped the backing off with a razor blade in one of those plastic holders. The discoverer of this trick deserves a nobel prize. I have an old adhesive backed bathroom rug on my ceramic tiled bathroom floor. How to remove dried latex backing from a floor.

The rectangle one that i set in front of the tub has stuck to the linoleum floor. I m currently scraping it with a credit card old one but it s going to be a very long job and it isn t removing all the stickiness. In removing the rug i found many areas where the adhesive rug backing has stuck to the ceramic floor. I need something to remove all the backing.

Goo gone and tsp had failed. The floor is beautiful. Rubber backing from the bathroom rug stuck to floor. Most of the backing is glued to the floor.

I also tried the wd40 trick on a wood floor that had a rubber carpet mat stuck to it after 18 years. Rugs with latex backings can stick to your flooring leaving behind a big mess when the rug is removed. One is rectangle and one is contoured.