I have this sticky stuff on the floorboards...

[bassackwards]

I planned to strip all the interior and replace the floor coverings with something that can handle an occasional soaking from surprise thunderstorms like the one we got today.

I have looked at a Rhino liner type product and vinyl floors. I'm sure there are other options.

It appears that I have some type of sound deadening material on the front floorboards that looks like it will be a pain to remove. It is really stuck down good and unfortunately has bits of the old matting embedded into it now. I don't think Rhino liner will go over this stuff and last. Should I leave it or attempt to strip it out?

I'd also be open to some weathertech type mats

 

[nvrenuf]

Mine had that, I used a heat gun and a putty knife to get it up. Not a horrible job but it was slow. The floor under it was beautiful. lol

 

[bassackwards]

Mine had that, I used a heat gun and a putty knife to get it up. Not a horrible job but it was slow. The floor under it was beautiful. lol

Were you able to get it all up that way or did you have to follow up with a chemical to disolve the residue?

 

[nvrenuf]

Yes, 99% came up like I described. The little bit that was left over sanded away easily.

 

[HankScorpio]

Heat gun and putty knife works pretty good. On some vehicles I have heard of freezing it and chipping it off working well too.

 

[wasted wages]

Dry ice...

 

[aceroth]

An angle grinder with a poly wheel will get rid of the adhesive and matting and you can get rid of any rust at the same time. I have never putty-knifed floors but I can't imagine it is much easier than a poly wheel.

 

[diesel4me]

"I have this sticky stuff on the floor boards"..

Can't believe no one said "Stop that--or you'll go blind" yet..
Belongs in the CK5 quote thread..

Seriously,I tried a lot of things to get that roofing tar like factory undercoating off ,no method I tried worked that great,or was "easy"..
But the angle grinder with the right wheel as suggested might work well..
I used a propane torch (with the garden hose handy) to soften it up and putty knifed most of it off..then I used laquer thinner to get off the rest..dam near suffocated during the process too....almost caught the truck on fire too,when the goo on the bottom side started burning undetected till it was blazing pretty good..!

 

[bassackwards]

"I have this sticky stuff on the floor boards"..

Can't believe no one said "Stop that--or you'll go blind" yet..
Belongs in the CK5 quote thread..

Seriously,I tried a lot of things to get that roofing tar like factory undercoating off ,no method I tried worked that great,or was "easy"..
But the angle grinder with the right wheel as suggested might work well..
I used a propane torch (with the garden hose handy) to soften it up and putty knifed most of it off..then I used laquer thinner to get off the rest..dam near suffocated during the process too....almost caught the truck on fire too,when the goo on the bottom side started burning undetected till it was blazing pretty good..!

This stuff appears to be a sheet that they stuck down at the factory like sound deadener or something similar. It is not undercoating

 

[aceroth]

HFT part # 94016 is the one I use. They make a mess but they work pretty good.

 

[diesel4me]

This stuff appears to be a sheet that they stuck down at the factory like sound deadener or something similar. It is not undercoating

Yeah,the stuff looks like a 1/4+'' thick sheet of tar,that over the years gets smooshed much thinner and glues itself to the floor..
I was able to scrape some of it up in chunks,the rest had to be heated up and scraped off...I recall being sore a long time after doing the whole front floor area,and it took me more than a day..

I was tempted to try that Aircraft Stripper on it but that stuff is nasty to breathe and burns like hell if any gets on you...isn't much it wont remove though..

 

[nvrenuf]

I’m telling ya, heat gun + putty knife + ~2 hrs = easy and no mess.