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    Sep 20, 2006, 12:24 PM
    Painting over black glue
    I have removed very old vinyl tiles in basement and would like to paint over the black glue which is hard and shiny.
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    Sep 20, 2006, 03:02 PM
    Scrape as much of the glue up as you can. A concrete apoxy type paint like what you would use in a garage may work.

    By chance those tiles you removed weren't 8"x8" were they? Reason, they may have been asbestos tiles. Just looking out for your health.

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