Heeeellllpppppp!!! old carpet glue(updated with question)

[shadow]

I am sure its been asked but I am in a battle with glue ,trying to scrape it with a razor blade right now and losing :? ,someone please help with a better idea and ill check back frequently ,thanks

 

[SlimeTime]

What type material are you trying to remove it from??

ST

 

[shadow]

aluminum bench seats, wd40 and a wallpaper scraper is seeming to work ok ,gonna try a grinder and wire wheel next

 

[Waterwings]

Have you tried any type of adhesive remover yet? Lowe's, Home Depot, or local hardware store may have something.

 

[dedawg1149]

i used a brass wire wheel

 

[FishingBuds]

Are you gonna cover up the spot again?

If so you may not need to get it all off

 

[bassboy1]

Ah, you should have had it attached to some unprepped 6061 T6 aluminum......

Grinder and wire wheel should get it off.

 

[brewfish]

If you're trying to get it off of aluminum all I can tell you is good luck. I ended up using a grinder and a sanding disc but I wouldn't suggest that unless you don't care about ending up with a very rough finish. If I had to do it again I would try using some aircraft paint stripper first. It's not designed for it but that it some baaaad stuff. I have a hard time imaging that it wouldn't at the least make a dent in that stuff. After that I would go to a grinder with a wire wheel. Good luck!

 

[shadow]

wire wheel seemed to work, might have a little residue here and there still
next question i plan on putting a piece of 3/4 green treated piece on the back bench and attaching a pedestal seat ,should I use thompsons on the wood before it gets painted?after?
more questions later

oh and will it be ok to have some residue as far as painting over it?

 

[russ010]

if you're just going to paint the wood, why don't you just buy some outdoor stain - I can't think of the name, but I just used it to paint my deck outside. I want to call it polyurethane paint - my deck is a dark brown and the water doesn't penetrate into the wood - it beads up.

When I did the wood under my carpet, I used what was left over from the deck to paint the wood. Only reason being I didn't want to spend the extra money for clear poly.

 

[bassboy1]

Don't use green pressure treated wood. Use regular wood with sealer.

 

[shadow]

thanks for the plywood tip,now i gotta haul that heavy S.O.B back to menards and get a better piece,this site has me going every which way #-o but me likey the info \/ \/

 

[Don't Say]

Someone said the "Green stuff" has chemicals in it that reacts with aluminum. I think I read that here, makes sense to me.

 

[FishingBuds]

Someone said the "Green stuff" has chemicals in it that reacts with aluminum. I think I read that here, makes sense to me.

yep pressure treated wood makes alluminum go bad