Decorating Have you a question that needs answered? Does a similar question to yours appear in the list beneath? Please browse the list of questions posted below to find the answer. Click on the question to view the response from Mitre 10. If you cannot find the answer and you would like to ask our experts a question, please click the Send Mitre 10 Your Question button below. Our Kitchen floor has a vinyl flooring and it was rather thin. Can you please advice me how to git rid or strip this ugly flooring without ruining the original floor? Under this vinyl was a beautiful rimu flooring.Please advice on how to sand/polish it in order to restores the original floor with out vinyl. Response from Mitre 10: Vinyl flooring put down in the period from 1960`s to the early 80`s often had asbestos in the backing material. Sanding off old lino is therefore not recommended because you`d spread asbestos fibres. We recommend that you get your vinyl floor tested for asbestos by a professional testing company. Only remove the flooring yourself once it has been cleared as asbestos free. Once you`re sure that the flooring is free of asbestos, use Ados Solvent N to soften the adhesive of the vinyl. Keep your vinyl wet and use a spade to scrape it off. It is a hard job! Scrape carefully without digging into the wooden floor to minimise any damage. You can sand off any remaining adhesive. Once your floor is