Removing carpet glue ??
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Removing carpet glue ??
OK,I've owned this 1987 150 for 4 months and fixed the fuel leak with your help and gone through it fairly well mechanically and it is running great.
The bed was originally carpeted with a cap. The previous owner the grandson of the original owner pulled the carpet and ran an open bed. My next task is to remove the glue. My first thoughts were to use a wire brush and scotchbrite discs on my air grinder then prime and and paint the bed with a bed liner material. Now I'm thinking of trying my power washer 2600 psi 2.5 GPM. I have been looking for a chemical stripper that will not totally destroy the paint underneath. Does anyone have any suggestions or been through this themselves?
The bed was originally carpeted with a cap. The previous owner the grandson of the original owner pulled the carpet and ran an open bed. My next task is to remove the glue. My first thoughts were to use a wire brush and scotchbrite discs on my air grinder then prime and and paint the bed with a bed liner material. Now I'm thinking of trying my power washer 2600 psi 2.5 GPM. I have been looking for a chemical stripper that will not totally destroy the paint underneath. Does anyone have any suggestions or been through this themselves?
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OK,I've owned this 1987 150 for 4 months and fixed the fuel leak with your help and gone through it fairly well mechanically and it is running great.
The bed was originally carpeted with a cap. The previous owner the grandson of the original owner pulled the carpet and ran an open bed. My next task is to remove the glue. My first thoughts were to use a wire brush and scotchbrite discs on my air grinder then prime and and paint the bed with a bed liner material. Now I'm thinking of trying my power washer 2600 psi 2.5 GPM. I have been looking for a chemical stripper that will not totally destroy the paint underneath. Does anyone have any suggestions or been through this themselves?
The bed was originally carpeted with a cap. The previous owner the grandson of the original owner pulled the carpet and ran an open bed. My next task is to remove the glue. My first thoughts were to use a wire brush and scotchbrite discs on my air grinder then prime and and paint the bed with a bed liner material. Now I'm thinking of trying my power washer 2600 psi 2.5 GPM. I have been looking for a chemical stripper that will not totally destroy the paint underneath. Does anyone have any suggestions or been through this themselves?
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Remove bed. Soak entire thing in kerosene or diesel and light on fire. sure to get rid of any carpet glue left, and possibly all your paint
