Removing Carpet Glue From Boat Deck

What is a good solvent to use to remove old carpet glue off an aluminum boat deck.

Removing carpet glue from boat deck. Carpet installed on top of fiberglass can typically be found on a boat. For this reason after you pull up the carpet you must then spend some time removing the glue that remains stuck to the fiberglass. During the installation protect your hands with disposable vinyl gloves and work in a well ventilated area. Start with a scraping tool.

I am going to be doing this job myself this time. Lemme know branden bks72 jan 14 2008. Bks72 jan 14 2008. The carpet is pretty bad with those questions in mind i am going to address removing glue and carpet from a wooden pontoon floor and an aluminum floor so read on to find out how you do it what you need hacks and tips and also advice from other pontooners that i trust.

Anyone ever do this type of work before and have any good suggestions. How to install boat carpet. Removing carpet glue from aluminum discussion in boat repair help started by fishingbuddy4 oct 28 2007. I thought i d put out a video on what i currently have figured out with regards to stripping carpet glue from an aluminum boat.

How to remove boat carpet from the aluminum floor is my challenge. The adhesive used to attach the carpet is more durable than standard carpet glue because it must resist water and temperature fluctuations. I have scrapped most of the old carpet off my boats front deck but there is a lot of old glue still there that i need to clean off. In with the new.

Page 1 of. But if you ve got a lot of glue and if i remember right your boat had a lot of carpet the glue will tend to clog up your discs and flappers arent cheap. In my case this is a 1996 ba.