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Curious as to what people use to remove the floorboard goo under the carpets. Guess that is one way to provide some sound reduction!!
 
Zima, dry ice and a rubber mallet.
Let the dry ice sit there for a minute, remove it, and the stuff should break into chunks when you smack it with the mallet. Remove the chunks before they have a chance to return to their sticky state.
I saw a friends car after he had done it this way, and it appeared to have worked very well.
Jeff
 
I'll give the carb cleaner a shot as it's a little easier for me to come by than dry ice. Although, the ice is a great idea. In a prior job of mine, I would use liquid nitrogen to separate adhesives from their backing in order to test competitors adhesive products. So, this is the same concept and I'm sure would work great!!
 
My local mega Grocery store sells dry ice. What will they think of next? ;-)
 
Hmmm...you are from Louisville. What that store needs to sell is a win in the upcoming bowl game!!! haha...

As you may have guessed, I went to Virginia Tech!!

Thanks for the advice. I'll check and see if my local ones happen to also.
 
I always had good luck with a torch and a scraper.
You don't have to heat it very much, just make it warm and it peels right off.
 
I just did it with a heat gun and a scraper. High setting and off it came. I then cleaned it up with solvent.
 
Ok, my time for dumb questions.

Yep both my Bugs have had the goo, but what and where is it from and for what. Did it get added durring manufactureing? Is it part of something else?
 
Jack, I believe it was added as sound deadening material. It may have been to dampen out a resonance in the floor pan. I've never really seen a definitive answer to the question, my ideas are merely guesses based on experience.
Most of the material I've dealt with has been much like very "tarry" tar paper.
I think that modern material, such as "DynoMat" is a better alternative.
Jeff
 
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