Giampaolo (Jp) Lomeo
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Hi Folks,
My 2001 Crestliner 17 ft Superhawk's almond carpet is way over due for replacement. I have taken out all the internal panels & disassembled all the hatches and parts. Windshield also taken off and repainted. What a job! As some one else has already mentioned on another forum when they re-carpeted their 01' Crestliner, everything has to come off in order to be able to get the bottom floor boards out. And they used a million staples and glue also on the underside of the carpet edges!
I've gotten the staples out and most edges lifted but that dammed glue is still holding strong and trying to pry the carpet off the boards leaves most of the rubber backing stuck on the wood. The wood is still good so I plan on re using it after I treat it with a borate solution and then soak it with old timer's formula to avoid any future problems.
To anyone who has re-carpeted their boats and found stubborn glued carpet, how did you get the carpet & glue off the wood and aluminum? I read on this forum about someone who has used laquer thinner soaked paper towels (and covered with plastic) to soak the carpet and dissolve the Crestliner glue on the metal panels and interior of hull) and then the remainder of glue then just wiped off with rags soaked in the solvent. Would this method also work on the carpet covered wood boards? It might be a different type of glue? I have an electric oscillating scraper on the way and I also have an angle grinder but that is still is a ton of elbow grease & it will take me weeks of hard labor. Has anyone found an easier or faster way to remove the carpet & glue from wood other than scraping or grinding? I know using solvent is dangerous (highly flammable) and toxic (have organic vapor respirator & nitrile gloves) but it's got to be faster than scraping every single square inch of carpet off.
Thanks
JP
My 2001 Crestliner 17 ft Superhawk's almond carpet is way over due for replacement. I have taken out all the internal panels & disassembled all the hatches and parts. Windshield also taken off and repainted. What a job! As some one else has already mentioned on another forum when they re-carpeted their 01' Crestliner, everything has to come off in order to be able to get the bottom floor boards out. And they used a million staples and glue also on the underside of the carpet edges!
I've gotten the staples out and most edges lifted but that dammed glue is still holding strong and trying to pry the carpet off the boards leaves most of the rubber backing stuck on the wood. The wood is still good so I plan on re using it after I treat it with a borate solution and then soak it with old timer's formula to avoid any future problems.
To anyone who has re-carpeted their boats and found stubborn glued carpet, how did you get the carpet & glue off the wood and aluminum? I read on this forum about someone who has used laquer thinner soaked paper towels (and covered with plastic) to soak the carpet and dissolve the Crestliner glue on the metal panels and interior of hull) and then the remainder of glue then just wiped off with rags soaked in the solvent. Would this method also work on the carpet covered wood boards? It might be a different type of glue? I have an electric oscillating scraper on the way and I also have an angle grinder but that is still is a ton of elbow grease & it will take me weeks of hard labor. Has anyone found an easier or faster way to remove the carpet & glue from wood other than scraping or grinding? I know using solvent is dangerous (highly flammable) and toxic (have organic vapor respirator & nitrile gloves) but it's got to be faster than scraping every single square inch of carpet off.
Thanks
JP