Removing carpet cement

I am finally taking out all of the carpeting out of the car since it has been in there for almost 30 years.............and smells like gas and oil.
Is there anything I can spray or wipe on that will take off the remaining carpet/cement of the floor of the car?

 

No definate answer here.. I might try different things like Easy Off or lay a Acetone soaked towel over it and scrape it off..
The things we worry about lol.. I personally would cover it and not worry about it lol.. I'm the only one who will know it's there once the carpet is on it. Let us know what worked..

 

Messy task no matter how you do it, I wonder how one of those eraser wheels on a grinder would do

 

try MEK soaked rag and putty knife/old screwdriver. it is very slow evaporating unlike acetone.. and please wear a 3M respirator half mask the fumes will wither your nads

 

My trick for removing cements from metal when refurbishing machines was soaking some rags in solvent and laying them on the affected area overnight. Come in the next morning and usually scrapes right off. Sometimes a heat gun was necessary as well.

At the WORST a slow grind off with a dremel to not remove too much metal. But I got paid hourly for that...

 

yeah what solvent... it is a critical item..

 

is it sticky? if not a wire brush on a drill would work...wear a mask either way you go...:Handshake

 

Thanks, I'll try both.
I am not going to put anything down after pulling it out, remember, this is a race only car.....................I just thought it was time to take it out because it smells like gas and oil..............after 30 years of racing........and if I did ever crash the car and the car caught fire......the interior would go up like a "Roman Candle"..................and my firesuit is only good for 30 seconds of direct flame before I become toasty.

 

I could try that but those eraser wheels are pretty soft and just don't want to make a bigger mess.
On a second note, you wouldn't happen to have any of the those plastic wire way covers that cover the wire on the inside of the torque box.....the two I have are toasted and I'd like to put them back to cover the wires.

 

I will look and see where I can get it. I do have a dual filter mask I was planning on wearing along with gloves and eye protection.
Thanks,
John

 

Yes, unfortunately it is sticky..............can't believe after all this time that it is sticky..............

 

The only issue with that is that I need to close the garage during the dark hours and since the heating/airconditioning/waterheater(gas) are in the garage I'm not sure that would be a good idea, otherwise I would try that.

 

If it's soft paint thinner might work..

 

It is hard on the edges and sticky in the center..............go figure.

 

I think I would start with the thinner and then lay a mineral spirits soaked rag on the tuff stuff to help soften it. Leave the rag sitting for awhile or even maybe pour a little on the areas and let it stand for a bit. I am thinking the spirits should be the slowest to evaporate. MEK and acetone dry fairly quickly and they smell and burn the skin.