The beginning of the dreaded interior. I have read every thread on Pelican about stripping interiors, painting interiors, carpet installation, and anything related. They were all very inspiring and ultimately kept me motivated through this back-breaking project!
After a couple of drinks I decided to remove the roll bar. Here's a pic of it installed - really cramped the front seat for someone as tall as I am.
The roll bar unbolted and came out in 30 minutes, then I discovered the tar pad on the floor was chipping up easily with a flat head screwdriver. This was a really nice surprise. From everything I've read you usually have to heat it up with a heat gun and scrape it up slowly.
Yuck. a 32 year old interior sure gets musty.
The parcel shelf came out really easily, and I finally saw the stock sound deadening pad. Couldn't believe how heavy and gross this thing was.
Sound deadening pad. This will be replaced by the AppBiz interior engine sound pad.
This all went straight into the garbage. I intended to weigh it but ended up just tossing it out. Probably around 40 pounds.
Now begins the fun part! I know tons of folks recommend Citrus Strip to get all the adhesive off, but I wanted something that wouldn't hurt the paint (Citrus Strip is a paint and varnish remover. From what I've read on here, it doesn't take much paint off but I didn't want to risk it because I didn't plan to paint the interior. Ended up painting anyway so if I did it again I'd use Citrus Strip).
This was such a long and tedius job. I spent at least 10 hours in the car stripping out carpet adhesive.
Mostly done in the back at this point. I used Goof Off, a plastic razor blade, and Scotch Brite pads on the seam sealer. Never found more than a small bit of surface rust.
