12-01-2006, 01:54 PM
Yes I have and it is hard dirty work with a good chance of causing permanent damage.
My floor was similar - old kitchen, several layers of vinyl, black goo etc ...
First thing is get the old stuff off with a good flat scraper. I would avoid heat
except as a last resort - the tile will come up but the black goo will soak in to the wood.
I had good results with hot water and TSP and a cabinet scraper.
You don't want to sand untill all the gunk is off or you will just spread it around
and make a bigger mess.
If you get the floor cleaned it might be worth getting an estimate fro a pro
because by the time you rent a sander, plus an edging sander and buy all
the paper you will need it might not be a much more to leave it to a pro.
If you proceed - an orbital is better if you can rent one. If you use a drum sander
start in a place that will be hidden - under cabinets of fridge because chances are
you are going to put some grooves in it until you get used to running the sander.
You actually have to drop the drum while you are in motion and keep moving at all times.
You can do a a small area with a belt sander to see if it's worth doing and determine wood type.
Even though the rest is oak thee is a chance that the kitchen is different as it was
normally not meant to be a finish surface but a sub floor for the vinyl
My house had all oak but the kitchen was southern long leaf pine. It finished out beautiful
but there was always a dark shadow line where the two sheets of vinyl met.
Nothing would remove it - bleaching etc ...
Thats part of an old house - it gave it personality.
3 coats of satin finish water based polyurethane an it wore like iron
Would I do it again ? ..... hmmmm
My floor was similar - old kitchen, several layers of vinyl, black goo etc ...
First thing is get the old stuff off with a good flat scraper. I would avoid heat
except as a last resort - the tile will come up but the black goo will soak in to the wood.
I had good results with hot water and TSP and a cabinet scraper.
You don't want to sand untill all the gunk is off or you will just spread it around
and make a bigger mess.
If you get the floor cleaned it might be worth getting an estimate fro a pro
because by the time you rent a sander, plus an edging sander and buy all
the paper you will need it might not be a much more to leave it to a pro.
If you proceed - an orbital is better if you can rent one. If you use a drum sander
start in a place that will be hidden - under cabinets of fridge because chances are
you are going to put some grooves in it until you get used to running the sander.
You actually have to drop the drum while you are in motion and keep moving at all times.
You can do a a small area with a belt sander to see if it's worth doing and determine wood type.
Even though the rest is oak thee is a chance that the kitchen is different as it was
normally not meant to be a finish surface but a sub floor for the vinyl
My house had all oak but the kitchen was southern long leaf pine. It finished out beautiful
but there was always a dark shadow line where the two sheets of vinyl met.
Nothing would remove it - bleaching etc ...
Thats part of an old house - it gave it personality.
3 coats of satin finish water based polyurethane an it wore like iron
Would I do it again ? ..... hmmmm