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I should also say that the black stuff is very very sticky. It even gums up the scraper. Mineral spirits does clean up the tools but does not do a good job cutting through the adhesive on the floor.

No white threads through the rubber. Here is a better shot.

There is a carpet layer, then a ru bed cushion layer, followed by a hard backing material, then fiber mesh, and then the super black adhesive...

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Thanks for the reply. Can you tell me what that black tar like sticky material is?

So today was the day I decided to remove the 1950s wall to wall carpeting in the kitchen. Why would anyone carpet a kitchen floor? The floor underneath appears to be oak; however, the black adhesive must be remnants of the dinosaurs and stuff found in the La Brea tar pits. Any ideas on...