Will Muriatic Acid Remove Carpet Glue

I recently purchased a home that has carpet on the outside back patio i pulled up the carpet and want to us muriatic acid to stain and then us wet cement sealer to finish the job.

Will muriatic acid remove carpet glue.

You might require a few applications. Spray the remover on liberally and let it dissolve soften the glue and then scrape. Soften the mastic with muriatic acid or a commercial adhesive. Make sure its ventilated and don t be scared when it smokes a bit its acid.

Then paint the floor. Don t step on it wither bad to track through the house. The fumes from the remover can be irritating to the nose and throat at best and toxic at worst. The muriatic acid is what i was thinking of.

From what i see it is nearly impossible to remove carpet glue from cement. They used a concrete grinder on it and then polished the concrete. Using muriatic acid to remove tar if all else fails you ll have to bring out the heavy duty chemicals. One of the hardest materials to remove from the surface of bricks is glue.

Wear protective clothing gloves mask and eyewear to protect your skin and eyes from the. Muriatic acid also known as hydrochloric acid will likely do the trick. Glue can be removed from bricks with the use of adhesive removers or muriatic acid. The owner came to me today and asked about removing the glue down carpet from the showroom area to prep the concrete for acid staining.

However it s important to be extremely cautious when working with any acid. But not to get the glue up. At work they removed the tile in one of the cell blocks. Will the acid on top of the glue hurt the integrity of the cement or the stained look of the cement.

It will take nearly everything off cement concrete without hurting it. But to clean the concrete once the glue was removed. If you can t find an adhesive remover you might try muriatic acid using the safety suggestions above. Use a sharp edged or razor scraper to remove mastic or thin set mortar from cement tile backerboard on either floors or walls.