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[TORZIEnJIM]

Have took all the sound deeadening up that was stuck to the floor but im left with a sticky film. Whats the best stuff to remove it?

[Tamworthbay]

White spirit works very well as does acetone but make sure you do it in a well ventilated area or you will be high as a kite within minutes.

[mattbeddow]

+1 for white spirit.

Took mine off no bother, but do it outside with the doors open(or removed)

[TORZIEnJIM]

Thanks. Also. How do I remove the carpet behind the heater? Has the heater gotta come out?

[mattbeddow]

Im afraid so, unless your good with a knife/dont want to keep the carpet. But then it wil need to come out to get the carpet back in.

 

Its quite an easy job to do. Drain the coolant system, disconnect the two hoses (and capture any further fluid) and the two pipes going to the window vents, then thers two screws at the front holding it to the lower dash rail then 1 or 2 nuts to loosen and it can be lifted out.

[TORZIEnJIM]

Stupid question but whats the easiest way to drain it withot getting a car full of water?

[mattbeddow]

Some radiators have a drain plug fitted to them and some blocks have drain plugs, but usually you have to pull the bottom hose off the radiator. That said, there will still be some fluid in the hoses and the matrix so its best to put a tub in the car when you remove those hoses.

 

Oh and dont forget to have the heater valve open :)

[Tamworthbay]

I always stick a few old newspapers under the heater as it comes out. No matter how careful you are, it always has some rusty looking water left in it.

[Mini 360]

Autosmart tardis.  Designed t remove tar from outer bodywork and it dissolves it in an instant.  USe ina  well ventilated area though!!!

[mattbeddow]

Autosmart tardis.  

 

Also makes your mini bigger on the inside?

[TORZIEnJIM]

Bit of advice/opinion. You know this rubbery sound proofy shizzle thats like welded to the floor with the stickiest substance known to man? Well-some bits peel off easy and some sections are stuck fast. Would you say leave the bits that are solid and just paint over or conjure my super human powers and get rid?

[Tamworthbay]

A heat gun used carefully will soften it up a treat, it will then just scrape off easily. Not a pleasant job but not hard.

[Tahiti Joe]

As tamworth said, a heat gun softens it up nicely, and then just use a good wallpaper scraper or similar to get rid... For the bits that were left behind, i used a 4 1/2 wire brush on an angle grinder, but then i wanted the floors back to bare metal.

[samsfern]

When ive stripped it out of cars before (for competition purposes) ive used a heatgun, blowtorch also works very well, and assortment of scrapers and wood chisels, then removed the remaining residue with thinners/brake cleaner/petrol (with careful use and plenty of precautions of course).

Edited by samsfern, 02 June 2013 - 07:30 PM.

[TORZIEnJIM]

Thanks guys. Gonna go nick the heatgun of my dad tomorrow