Many people often call and ask us how to remove a stuck rug or carpet pad from a hardwood or hard floor. With all the lower quality rug pads available, this problem of a rug pad sticking to and marking the floor has become a common issue.
We recently received a call from a customer on the west coast who ordered some of our rug pads because her existing ones damaged her floor. She offered some excellent advice to anyone who is dealing with their rug pad leaving marks or a gluey like substance on their floor. She used WD-40, the popular lubricant made mainly of mineral spirits, and this was able to remove all the mess caused by the faulty rug pad.
We already know that paint thinner can work to remove rug pad marks from floors but it can also remove the floor finish. The WD-40 did not have any harmful effects to the floor at all. What this customer did once the rug pad was removed is to wash the floor with Murphys Oil Soap. This brought the floor back to the original look and feel and removed any odor that may have been left by the WD-40.
The types of rug pads that leave this problem on floors are usually the non slip ones with holes in them that are sold at the big box stores and some carpet stores. These rug pads are sprayed with an adhesive to give them a tacky feel and it is this adhesive that can transfer to your floor. For those of you who discover their rug pad has left marks on the floor, you can use the WD-40 method to remove the marks and be sure to replace the rug pad with one that either contains all jute or a felt and natural rubber combination that is safe for the floor.
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