carpet removal

[wildcat8466]

can anyone give me any tips,tricks on how to remove the carpet on the deck, I do have two soft spots and I will be attempting to fix it this fall. the carpet seems to be glued to the floor. Is there a product you put on the carpet to remove the glue or do you just pull it off and try to scrape off what is left????

 

[gcboat]

Re: carpet removal

I can only speak for myself but I don't know of anything you can put on the carpet. Usually it's just rip and tear and sand off the glue residue. Scrape off what you can and use a machine for the rest.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: carpet removal

Although I have never tried it, a wire wheel on a grinder is supposed to work.

 

[lmannyr]

Re: carpet removal

Hey, a bench grinder to the floor, that would be nice to watch. j/k

My cabin had carpet from top to bottom, throughout the cabin (yes the head area too). When all hardware, and furniture was out, (as stated above), I grabed a hold of a corner and ripped away. What was behind the carpets was desinigrated foam flying everywhere (I'll use a respirator next time), and sprayed glue.

Removing the glue is not an easy task. I tried scrubing it off with soap and water with little results (not better than removing with my finger tips when dry). Next I tried paint thiner, This seemed to work except alot of elbow grease was needed. After hours of sweating in the Florida sun, I whipped out the pressure cleaner yesterday. Removed the about 80% of the glue, was much faster, cleaned 20+ build up of goo/mold/dirt, easier on the lungs, and cooled me off.

I'll post before and after pictures on my thread (restoring wellcraft....) by the end of next week.

Good luck!!!

 

[SwampThing]

Re: carpet removal

Sorry, there is no easy way to remove old carpet glue. You can scrape, you can sand, but make no mistake, it's a royal pain in the arse. When I did my cuddy I just scraped as much as I could, cleaned up the old stuff and spread the new glue down. The level of removal I guess depends on how intense of of a restoration you're going to do.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: carpet removal

Hey, a bench grinder to the floor, that would be nice to watch.

Where in my post did I say anything about a bench grinder?

 

[lmannyr]

Re: carpet removal

Where in my post did I say anything about a bench grinder?

Bruceb58,

Relax.....Just having a little fun while restoring boats. Hence the "j/k" (just kidding).

Anyhow, should all the glue be removed in areas that will be glassed? Will leaving some glue degrade the integrety of the glass? There are areas that I will not replace with carpet ( floor, head area, galley area ) due to the increase in moisture in those areas. Those areas will be glassed smooth and then painted.

 

[gcboat]

Re: carpet removal

Yes it will. All you want to have is clean,dry wood.

 

[Bondo]

Re: carpet removal

Ayuh,...... Or Clean Dry Fiberglass.......