I've got a aluminum boat that I got in the 80's with a Aluminum floor and carpet over that. The carpet is rotten so I removed it but the glue is tough, looks like it was painted on and carpet was laid over it. I got the carpet off and the scraps of carpet but the glue won't budge. I've tried carb cleaner, mineral spirits and automotive bug and tar remover, only the carb cleaner did a thing and it took a lot to get a quarter size spot clean. Does anyone have a solvent that will cut the glue residue so that I don't have to resort to a wire brush or sand paper. Thanks for your help.
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Glue help
- Thread starter rugerman
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Aircraft (Kleen-strip brand) paint stripper would probably be the best and the cheapest in my opinion, if its not painted aluminum, it comes in quarts or gallons
Aircraft (Kleen-strip brand) paint stripper would probably be the best and the cheapest in my opinion, if its not painted aluminum, it comes in quarts or gallons
Are you referring to MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)?
If so, I agree. That should do it. It's available in the paint department of most box stores. Next to the acetone.
Yes, I beleive thats what it is.
MEK won't eat aluminum. That's what we used on military aircraft when we needed to do a paint job.
Plastic on the other hand will get messed up. Not sure about wood as I don't recall ever using it on wood. It dries as fast as Acetone so I wouldn't think it would do anything.
Acetone ..is extreamly flamable..don't use any electrical around it..
So is MEK...Acetone ..is extreamly flamable..don't use any electrical around it..
the glue you are trying to remove is contact cement if you use mek or acitone you will have to lay a cloth over it to alow the solvents to penetrate the glue and soften it up avaition paint stripper is different it will come out as kind of a jell and you can let t sit for several hours than clean it up with a pressure washer. for the cost of the chemicals it may cost less to get a da sander and some 130 padds and sand it off
both of you are right and you can normaly putty knife most of the stuff off before the wash down. it will make a mess that's why i suggested a cheep da sander with 130 paper if you are looking for shiny than keep dropping to 600 grit after that some polsh will work if carpet is going back down than the 130 will work just fine also scotch brite padds on a small grinder should also work good.
Sorry Don, but the last thing you want on the inside floor of an aluminum boat is shiny or even sanded where its not a flat finish. Thats why most people put indoor outdoor carpet with glue to get rid of any reflection.
Gee, I thought it might have been about traction .
Exactly.
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Good thinking Batman! I was wondering the same myself, rugerman. If your going to lay tiling or cushion floor, whatever, you're going to have to get the carpet glue residue up; but if you're going to lay more carpeting, bczoom's suggestion could be that answer.
Good luck with it in any event...
most of the carpeting in boats is pretty thin you will feel the glue under it but a dual action sander will smooth things out nicely and than you can lay new carpet using the old residue as a primer if one wants a bare floor it will be more work to get all the glue up as stated before it could be slick with out the carpet plus noisy when walking on it or while motering
I'm going to leave it bare, but I made a pad out of closed cell foam to cover it and make it anti slip, the pad will kill reflection and keep down noise also as well as keep it from getting too hot in the sun. DDS as to the noise, when I had the boat built I had them put floatation between the bottom and the floor which stiffened the boat and cuts the noise a bunch. I tried brake cleaner yesterday and so far it does the job pretty well and is cheap. I also have some starter fluid (ether) that I'm going to give a shot. Thanks for the help.