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Removing carpet glue from boat deck.
In my case this is a 1996 ba.
I have scrapped most of the old carpet off my boats front deck but there is a lot of old glue still there that i need to clean off.
Be sure to buy a glue that s suitable for marine carpet installation.
Latex based glue for instance is water soluble and won t work for boat carpet installation.
How to remove boat carpet from the aluminum floor is my challenge.
I thought i d put out a video on what i currently have figured out with regards to stripping carpet glue from an aluminum boat.
But if you ve got a lot of glue and if i remember right your boat had a lot of carpet the glue will tend to clog up your discs and flappers arent cheap.
Carpet installed on top of fiberglass can typically be found on a boat.
Start with a scraping tool.
How to install boat carpet.
Lemme know branden bks72 jan 14 2008.
Your first measure is to manually remove as much glue as you can with a scraping tool while this may not banish every last bit of carpet glue from the floor.
Bks72 jan 14 2008.
In with the new.
The carpet is pretty bad with those questions in mind i am going to address removing glue and carpet from a wooden pontoon floor and an aluminum floor so read on to find out how you do it what you need hacks and tips and also advice from other pontooners that i trust.
The adhesive used to attach the carpet is more durable than standard carpet glue because it must resist water and temperature fluctuations.
During the installation protect your hands with disposable vinyl gloves and work in a well ventilated area.
For this reason after you pull up the carpet you must then spend some time removing the glue that remains stuck to the fiberglass.
What is a good solvent to use to remove old carpet glue off an aluminum boat deck.