[Duffs67]

I hope I'm asking this question in the right place.
Carpets in my 67 have a moldy smell. So I pulled them. Now I have a ton of old glue and a very thin rubber/latex coating between the glue and the primer. Getting the glue up is working with a heat gun (butane torch would not work), some WD-40 and a wire wheel on the end of my drill. This rubber/latex coating is another story. When I first pulled the rugs there were sections you could pull up from the floor in small pieces (like peeling paint). But the stuff that bonded is presenting itself to be a challenge. Seems I need to take the primer as well to get it all cleaned up. Which requires more work both on stripping it and prepping the metal for a new coat of primer once everything is stripped out.

My question is, rather than investing over $300 for a tool which will only be used once (maybe twice) to strip everything out, what have other owners done to remove glue and this rubber/latex coating (would love to know the name of it... some have said lizard skin... I'm not so sure...) to get it down to primer or bare metal? Or am I facing a lot of manual labor with the WD-40 and wire wheel? Its a slow process. Looking for a quicker process! Without replacing the floors. Actually my floors are not in bad shape. Some surface rust and a couple of dime or quarter slots which can be filled.

I have five hours into this with the scraping and I've only done the passenger side front seat floor area. If you throw in the tunnel work I'm looking at about 30 hours of labor and the costs of a replacement wire wheels. Not much fun in hot weather.

Any and all responses welcome!

 

[cherokeepeople]

go get a can of 3M adhesive remover this should cut the glue as for the rubber coating it might work there too.

 

[Humberd]

I have used a bernzomatic torch warm it up and scrape it off , it works

 

[Alwhite00]

I’ve had decent luck with one of these on a air hammer. May be worth a shot.

 

[600renegade]

Put the drill on the shelf and go bet a 4-1/2" grinder. Get some course wire cups and wheels, a drill just does not have enough speed.

A good heat gun will help some, as will some various gasket scrapers...... this kind of job sucks, like you are finding out, but can be made easier.

 

[427L88]

Dang man, I cant answer the question but I did use a needle scaler on the underside including on some stubborn undercoating. Rust dust flew everywhere!

 

[zeke67]

I agree with what has been posted. Get rid of the drill, get an angle grinder with a couple of different wire brushes. Adhesive remover, goo gone or even paint stripper -- WD40 is a water displacement product that works as a mild solvent and mild lubricant for DIY. Turn up the heat on your torch.