How to remove glue from vinyl flooring

It’s not unusual for glue to find its way onto the surface of your LVT flooring during fitting; any surface excess glue should usually be wiped away with a damp cloth while the floor is being fitted, but if there’s some that’s been missed then don’t worry, it can be easy to remove and clean. To remove glue from your luxury vinyl flooring you’ll need:

• A clean cloth
• Clean water
• Suitable cleaning products such as the Cleanse and Scrub solutions from the Harvey Maria FloorSpa kit, or a similar product that doesn’t contain bleach or ammonia
• Coarse scrub pad also found in the kit

If the glue is still tacky then you can start removing glue from your LVT floor with the Cleanse solution or similar vinyl friendly cleaner. If you do use an alternative floor cleaning solution, be sure that it does not contain bleach or ammonia, and is suitable for luxury vinyl tiles. Dilute as per the instructions and using a soft mop or cloth, wipe over the glue spillage to start removing. Make sure you remove any excess water once the worst of the glue spillage has been cleaned.

For more stubborn glue spillages, our Scrub cleaner is the perfect solution. Made for deeper, more intense cleans, the Scrub can be used to remove glue from your vinyl flooring that has become hardened and dried, making it trickier to clean up. Ensure you properly dilute the solution with clean water and use the coarse scrub pad, also found in the FloorSpa kit, to gently loosen the glue from the floor. To remove lasting residue, use a soft mop and clean water after the scrub for a cleaner finish.

Cleaning glue from your luxury vinyl flooring is simple. Using the instructions in this guide and the cleaning products we have recommended; the unwanted adhesive will be cleaned up in no time.

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