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Discuss removal of vinyl tiles in the Tile Adhesive, Grout and Substrate Preparation at TilersForums; hi guys, i removed some vinyl floor tiles this afternoon before i tile the floor tomorrow.my question is - how do i remove all the sticky crap that got left ...
          
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    hi guys, i removed some vinyl floor tiles this afternoon before i tile the floor tomorrow.my question is - how do i remove all the sticky crap that got left behind, the old adeshive or do you just tile straight over the top? the floor is a downstairs cloakroom approx 2sq m, solid concrete floor with 300x300 ceramics being fixed. many thanks

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    Is it a rubbery adhesive left behind or is it a solid black coloured stuff.

    Whatever it is needs to come off before tiling but it depends what it is as to how you remove it.

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    It's a brown sticky substance! Like syrup!! That's the best I c
    can describe it as. Defo not black and it's not lumpy

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