theRegVelJohnson t1_iy51k10 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 8:21 PM

With large floor buffer and a mastic removal wheel.

If you're question is "Can I remove this stuff and get to 'nice' floors with no additional steps?", then the answer is most likely "No". Once you get that stuff up, the floors are going to need to be refinished.

Are you going to have someone else refinish them? If so, I'd just have them handle it. If you're going to refinish them yourself, you'll end up having to rent a machine to do it anyway. Call around to local tool rental places. Your local big box might have them, but the independent/dedicated rental outfits are often more helpful if you tell them what you're trying to do and they can get you the right stuff.

SummitWanderer OP t1_iy5eggo wrote on November 28, 2022 at 9:45 PM

Thanks! I have access to a buffer already. I refinished our deck a year or two ago with a floor sander I rented, but for this project that's for after I get this mastic up. I'll probably be finishing the floors myself this time as well.