[TR] Removing carpet glue

[Brad Kahler]

Fumes are never fun.  I do have a chemical respirator that I wear when I'm
using chemicals.  I have enough issues as it is without adding more!

Thanks,

Brad


On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:51 AM, John Macartney <
john.macartney at ukpips.org.uk> wrote:

> I had this trouble on one of my Triumphs. Removing it wasn't easy and in
> the
> end I used paint thinners and a square-ended putty knife as a chisel. I
> also
> ensured I kept my head into the open air as the fumes can be 'disturbing'
> :)
>
> Jonmac
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brad
> Kahler
> Sent: 25 November 2014 14:09
> To: Triumphs
> Subject: [TR] Removing carpet glue
>
> 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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