what to use to remove carpet glue?

[Trakrat]

I'm going to remove all of my carpeting from my Carrera 3.2 coupe and was wondering if there is any good cleaning chemical that can get rid of the dried, yellow glue all over my floorboards?

I don't really want to sand or wire brush my floor boards clean, as I don't want to ruin the paint, but I want something that is strong enough to remove all the crud.

Thanks

[ausgezeichnet]

When I stripped my 84 Carrera down, I found that de-solv-it citrus based contractor solvent worked pretty well. Still required a lot of elbow grease though

[Snitzler]

1988 3.2 I tried mek, varsol, goo-gone, acetone, turpentine, goof off, propol alcohol and lantern fuel. The only thing that worked for me was xylene. Definitely have to use a chemical mask. Horrible job. In my case it turned the glue into a yellow jelly that has to be scrapped off. Yuck! The first thing that I did was do a search on Pelican for the right solvent, It's weird how it seems like different 911 models use different adhesives and different solvents seem to work. I wonder if they changed the adhesives?

[Ayles]

Citrus strip all the way, I feel it worked very well. Going to be messy no matter what you use though.

[BullStandsAlone]

Tough job. Xylene. I also liked POR15 degreaser along with scratch pads.

[Willem Fick]

Originally Posted by Snitzler

1988 3.2 I tried mek, varsol, goo-gone, acetone, turpentine, goof off, propol alcohol and lantern fuel. The only thing that worked for me was xylene. Definitely have to use a chemical mask. Horrible job. In my case it turned the glue into a yellow jelly that has to be scrapped off. Yuck! The first thing that I did was do a search on Pelican for the right solvent, It's weird how it seems like different 911 models use different adhesives and different solvents seem to work. I wonder if they changed the adhesives?

This. If the glue is still flexible mineral turpentine is the way to go. In your case however Xylene is the best best option as the glue is probably rock hard. Maybe try applying just enough Xylene to soften the glue and then hit it with mineral turpentine?Plus one on wearing a mask.

[Ayles]

Here is my result with citrus strip. It seems a lot less volatile than some of the other chemicals being recommended.

[Sebscst]

Citristrip all the way. Trust me.

[KTL]

Totally agree use the orange sherbet citrus stripper. Works very well and the smell isn't going to kill a million brain cells. Do a test area to gauge how long you need to let it sit before starting to scrape.

We should be avoiding using NASTY chemicals like MEK, acetone, xylene, etc. wherever we can. That stuff certainly has it's uses, but it is NASTY NASTY stuff that is really bad for your health in terms of breathing the vapors and skin contact with the solvent. I realize we'd use proper gloves and breathing mask for these solvents. But I think it just makes good sense to avoid them altogether and use something much safer, and still very effective, like the orange goop.

[Trakrat]

Thanks all... I'll check out the Citristrip product.
I searched on here and did read that some had an issue with this removing the paint as well?
Is there any specific 'tool' you all used to scrape the glue away without damaging your paint or sheet metal?

[Ayles]

I had no issues with paint, I used a plastic scraper and the remnants were easy to wipe away. For final cleanup I just went over everything with clean wet rags and towel dried.

It really worked well for me throughout the interior.

[Steve@Rennsport]

Dry-ice blasting. Not cheap, but VERY effective.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Trakrat

Thanks all... I'll check out the Citristrip product.
I searched on here and did read that some had an issue with this removing the paint as well?
Is there any specific 'tool' you all used to scrape the glue away without damaging your paint or sheet metal?

You don't put the stripper all over, just where you have glue. You want to leave it on long enough to soften the glue but not long enough to damage the paint. Keep in mind some of the interior paint can be more like overspray than a real coat of paint..

Once it is soft, you can remove it with your fingers or a terrycloth rag. I avoided using anything that could damage the paint. I did the final cleanup with a little lacquer thinner on a rag, quickly wiping the area.

JR

[CobraR1339]

Same predicament, so my son (age 28) asks why I am removing it when I am just going to cover it up with new carpet. No one will be pulling it up. A pic will clearly show no rust or even surface rust. Starting to think he is right, why am I doing this.....remind me.

[Puma]

Originally Posted by CobraR1339

Same predicament, so my son (age 28) asks why I am removing it when I am just going to cover it up with new carpet. No one will be pulling it up. A pic will clearly show no rust or even surface rust. Starting to think he is right, why am I doing this.....remind me.

You're doing it because new glue will not stick to old glue.

[Marc-André]

Here's my situation:

Dried up glue residue in the front trunk. Tried super clean but didn't do much. I'm somewhat concerned that applying paint "citrus" stripper might damage the black coating... Might just lightly sand it off and reapply paint. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

[Ayles]

I think citrus strip will be mild enough to tackle the glue. Just dont leave it on for a long time. I found that it softened the glue pretty fast.