Vinyl flooring in particular is susceptible to yellowing when exposed to rubber rug backings.
Backing away on floor.
There may be a synthetic rubber backing on the carpet or under pad.
You can t hurt the concrete floor with water so just pour the water onto the sponge and let it soak up leave it on for 15 minutes.
Steps to remove the rubber backing.
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You still have to scrape but it is much easier.
How to remove vinyl flooring step 1.
They did and this is how the floors looked in the walking path around the bed.
Removing rubber carpet back from cement floor.
The only cure for this is to remove the top layer of finish affected.
Avoid gouging the wood floor surface with the blade or knife.
Hold a razor blade or putty knife level with the backing and pry it away gently.
You can work in patches going back and forth.
Moisten the remaining rubber with goo gone or another lubricant such as wd 40 or cooking oil.
The rubber backing on area rugs can disintegrate over time leaving a nasty residue on the floors beneath.
I had the same thing happen to me i used water.
Start by scraping as much of the rubber backing away as possible.
Four years later when removed floors were good as when rug was placed and discovered crumbling backing was contained by the sheets on the back.
You can avoid this issue by purchasing backless rugs and holding them in place with materials other than rubber including grip tape and memory foam.
Don t touch the backing until you are sure it has.
In many cases it may be more appropriate to remove the backing by sanding with a floor sander or a floor buffer and a 36 grit sanding screen.
If these were made with cheap plasticizers they may have migrated into the floor finish which is a kind of plastic also.
Backing away constitutes a serious violation of industry regulations.
Sand off old carpet backing.
You can see in this photo of the floor at the foot of the bed how the rubber latex backing that had broken down or rotted away on the back of the rug only deteriorated in the areas where the rug received pressure from walking.