Best Way To Remove Carpet?

mastract wrote: Any recommendations for carpet cleaners that are good and not ridiculously expensive?

Dawn dish soap and water works great for cleaning the carpets.

I bought a little Bissell Upolstery cleaner that worked really well to clean the carpet.

Although I'm sure the same thing could be achieved with a shop vac.

Any recommendations for carpet cleaners that are good and not ridiculously expensive?







Carpet rug cleaning service expert

Hollywood wrote: New gas, to soften up the glue. 87 octane is sufficient.

If I'm going to use gas, I was going to go big and use some 105 Octane race fuel. Figure it's high performance would remove the glue that much faster.

Hollywood wrote: Gasoline soaked carpet, vice grips and a torch. What could go wrong?

Carpet that had gasoline spilled on it over 9 months ago. Pretty sure it has long since volatilized out.

I'm still shooting for using no fire or heat and hoping it will simply pull up with little to no fight.

If I do somehow manage to blow myself up or catch on fire, I'll be sure to post pics for everyone's amusement.

Am I the only one here who has seen Pulp Fiction, lol

Gary S wrote: problems but creating others like what color boat should I look for next and where's the garage

And CQ should know this since he did have a boat and garage burn up on him!

In case anyone didn't catch on, my agreeing to his use of a torch was made "tongue in cheek". I know his recommendation was the same.

Never even thought about using my heat gun or torch. Good idea fellas. Thanks.

I have had luck getting the tough spots with a heat gun to get the run started.

Back on task, Marsellus told me a Blow torch and a pair of pliers would get this job done

Let me clarify HW:

When he left my house the hose was stuffed with a rag and the opening sealed up with duct tape.

When the boat left his house to come back to mine, he didn't cover it with anything. We needed to countersink the holes before we installed the filler neck and cap, which is why I said to leave it off. I figured he would clamp the housing onto the hose to prevent leaks or simply seal it up the way I did. Neither of which happened. If that's still my fault, then so be it, I'll own it.

The carpet is pretty worn and has some stains and holes in it. That's trashed enough in my book to warrant replacing.

When I got the boat back last spring, I took it back to my upholstery lady and she glued the carpet back down from the driver's seat back (I didn't know the carpet in front of the seat was lifted at that point).

So that's what happened. I guess I can take the blame for not confirming he made sure the fuel hose was sealed.

At the end of the day, this will all hopefully be resolved soon when I swap out the carpet.

apparently gasoline takes the glue off then... if you get stuck with the above methods, I am sure a gallon is cheap to dump on the carpet

JP,
I too am curious what the gel guy was doing with gas!

When you get the carpet up and if a void is obvious, I'd drill some small holes and inject some foam. Great Stuff is fine. After injection, be ready to lay something flat over the area and weigh it down. The foam can and does create pressure when it expands. I've learned the hard way way back!   

TRBenj wrote: If you are unwilling or unable to fix the issue, I would not even consider opening it up! Nothing will be any clearer with the carpet removed.

If it's simple delam in some areas, then fine, I'll fix it. If it requires stringers (which I doubt), then that's not something I want to fix in this boat.

Carpet is pretty trashed presently and is no longer glued down around the driver's seat due to the gel coat guy spilling gas all over the floor last spring.

I don't want to simply re-glue the current carpet, it's 22 years old. I figured I'd just replace it. Hope I don't find anything too troublesome underneath, but I'm not sure I will.

Only way to find out is to rip it up and see what's doing.

TRBenj wrote: The carpet does not (and should not) extend under the cradle. Whether those soft spots mean trouble or not depends on where they are... Anything between the front of the engine and the battery box is bad news (floor rot and likely stringer issues under that). Elsewhere may just be a small delaminated spot between the glass skin and foam underneath, as there is no wood in the floor beyond the aforementioned area. Take a look at a few stringer rebuild threads to get an idea- mid 70's thru early 90's construction is similar enough to give you an idea of what lies beneath.

There seems to be a soft spot on the port side of the engine and possibly one right behind the driver's seat. I've seen the floor behind the driver's seat flex when heaver people step on the area, but I don't see it flex when me or my wife step on it.

It will be interesting to see whats going on under there. I have no intentions of ever doing stringers on this boat. I only need a few more years out of this thing before we move on to our next boat.

The carpet does not (and should not) extend under the cradle.

Whether those soft spots mean trouble or not depends on where they are... Anything between the front of the engine and the battery box is bad news (floor rot and likely stringer issues under that). Elsewhere may just be a small delaminated spot between the glass skin and foam underneath, as there is no wood in the floor beyond the aforementioned area. Take a look at a few stringer rebuild threads to get an idea- mid 70's thru early 90's construction is similar enough to give you an idea of what lies beneath.