Roboskid
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Okay so the previous owner of my 1009 installed carpet in the passenger compartment. Under the carpet he used sound deadening Dynamat, He also covered the cargo area up to the top of sides with the stuff. I guess he ran out of the mat or money for the floor area on the drivers side floor board up the firewall. There he used the tar based aluminum covered roof sealer.
Well it looked ugly as all get out and it had to go. Pulling that stuff up is a real pain. The technique that I found works the best is to remove strips about 3 to 4 inches wide. I lift up the edge until I can get a good grip and start pulling. It is tedious and strains the heck out of my forearms but I made good progress and got all of the left passenger side out.
It will leave a little residue behind. That will clean up with mineral spirits and then some Simple Green cleaner. Now for the the nightmare. I tried using the same technique for the roofing sealer stuff. NO GO!!!! That stuff leaves about half of the tar behind. I tried scraping the the residue off with all types of things, just makes a mess. I used mineral spirits on rags and it will dissolve the tar but I will need a truck load rags and is messy.
I did a internet search and a person said he used a Dry Ice Method. He said to get dry ice and freeze small sections and chip them off. I gonna try and I will update if it works or not.
I am glad I am pulling this stuff up. I found two cracks where the drivers seat rear floor mount bolts to the floor. Both had cracks and will be welded up with an additional reinforcing plate welded on from underneath. Who knows what other problems may be hiding for me under this stuff.
Well it looked ugly as all get out and it had to go. Pulling that stuff up is a real pain. The technique that I found works the best is to remove strips about 3 to 4 inches wide. I lift up the edge until I can get a good grip and start pulling. It is tedious and strains the heck out of my forearms but I made good progress and got all of the left passenger side out.
It will leave a little residue behind. That will clean up with mineral spirits and then some Simple Green cleaner. Now for the the nightmare. I tried using the same technique for the roofing sealer stuff. NO GO!!!! That stuff leaves about half of the tar behind. I tried scraping the the residue off with all types of things, just makes a mess. I used mineral spirits on rags and it will dissolve the tar but I will need a truck load rags and is messy.
I did a internet search and a person said he used a Dry Ice Method. He said to get dry ice and freeze small sections and chip them off. I gonna try and I will update if it works or not.
I am glad I am pulling this stuff up. I found two cracks where the drivers seat rear floor mount bolts to the floor. Both had cracks and will be welded up with an additional reinforcing plate welded on from underneath. Who knows what other problems may be hiding for me under this stuff.
I have (2) M1008 and (1) reg K5 Blazer. On my civy K5, I used the "Peel & Seal" product from Lowe's (6"x25'). I covered from up inside the dash, door panels, passenger-driver's section. I had removed the OEM cardboard side boards for the rear of the cab and replaced it with 1/8" steal diamond plate. On the backside of the metal rear sides I used the same material. I definitely noticed the difference. The cab is quieter and the AC seems to hold better now. Oh yea, I had ordered a complete vinyl floor that covers everything up. I'm a HUGE fan of bed lining the inside, but the jacka$$ before me didn't finish pulling up the old carpet before rolling the liner inside. It was ugly and it was peeling and had to be covered. Back to Peel & Seal, there are lots of you tube videos on others using this. One thing I read is about the smell, YES, there is another product that puts off a VERY strong odor, easily would give you headaches. Somewhere I also read that the Peel & Seal has the same ingredients as Dynamat, I didn't verify that myself. I love Dynamat, but it's too expensive. I'm happy with the end result. Today, I'm going to use what's left and wrap my AC plastic pieces in the dash. ROBOSKID is not kidding, make sure this is what you want BEFORE putting it on. Some areas I sprayed over the silver with a can of that FlEX SEAL (my wife had already bought a few cans). I tested a small area first, there was no kind of a chemical reaction. I've seen pics and write ups of others doing the headliner and rear cab...
