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Bob
 
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Default Asphalt tile removal

Scrape the heavy stuff off with a large putty knife, then can try kerosene,
or a solvent based cleaner, or waterless hand soap.

"Bill Gill" wrote in message
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I am taking up the carpet in my house and going back to
the original hardwood. The original hardwood is in
pretty good shape. But! When I took the carpet out of
the coat closet I found that at one time or another
somebody put down some ugly green asphalt tile in it. I
tried lifting a piece and it looks like I can get the
tile up fairly easy. But then there will be that black
mastic left on the floor. Is there any good way to get
that stuff up so I can do something with the floor?

Thanks for any help.

Bill Gill