How to remove mastic from floor?

I just removed some very old linoleum tile from one of my rooms. What's left is this black sticky substance, resembling tar. I need to know the name of a good chemical remover (hopefully something that Home Depot may have), that will work fairly quickly. Any other do-it-yourselfers out there that have done this sort of thing??

Answers:
What you have is called cutback that was used to install the tile, if you need it off the only way I found is scrape what you can with a 4" razor scraper and use lots of rags and laqurer thinner to get the rest.

Other answers:
the best to do is install 1/4 inch plywood over it, if that is not a option look for a floor leveler material and trowel it down over it , prefer a non gypsum product
the best to do is install 1/4 inch plywood over it, if that is not a option look for a floor leveler material and trowel it down over it , prefer a non gypsum product
you can buy a adhesive remover at home depot.
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