Doug, thanks for the lead. I didn't run across Klean Strip when googling
for carpet glue removal. Didn't think about searching for adhesive
removal!
Looks like my local Lowes has it in stock so I'll give it a try. Be
interesting to see what it does to paint.
Thanks,
Brad
On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Doug Mathews <mathews@uga.edu> wrote:
> It may have been glued down with contact cement. I googled removing this
> from metal and got lots of hits.
>
> This url is for a product from Home Depot.
> http://tinyurl.com/odg8qfw
>
> Doug
> On 11/25/2014 9:09 AM, Brad Kahler wrote:
>
> The previous owner of my TR6 replaced the original carpet years ago with a
> cheap black carpet set that he glued in place. Late last night I managed
> to get all of the carpet pulled up and am now looking for methods of
> removing the old glue (brown in color) from the floorboards and elsewhere.
>
> >From my brief google searches it seems that carpet glue is close to
> impossible to remove. this is not exactly what I wanted to hear!
>
> Any suggestions on methods that you've tried that actually worked?
>
> I'm hoping to get this task done over the Thanksgiving weekend.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brad
> 1972 TR6
> 1963 TR4
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