Pontoon Boat Carpet Removal ??

[Fisheyes925]

I need to rip up the old carpeting on a pontoon boat. Whats the best way to remove the old glue before applying new. Is there a special adhesive remover that I need to use? Id appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

[gunflint]

We are in the middle of that right now. What seems to be working best is a heat gun and a putty knife. It's a lot of work.

[Cliff Wagenbach]

I just helped a friend do his pontoon boat! Lots of work!

Removing the carpet was made easier by using a carpet knife to cut the carpet into strips that were around 1 foot wide, then grabbing one end of the strip and ripping it off of the deck.

We used putty knifes to remove the old glue and also a belt sander with a very course grit. The belt sander was the quickest method.

We did not try the heat gun though as we did all of this indoors. I suspect that the heat would have made the scraping a LOT easier!

Cliff

[78cj5]

I did this last year. I ended up taking the furniture off and replacing the plywood too. The wood turned out to be in pretty tough shape. Replacing the wood was very easy. If I had to do it again,I wouldn't even try to pull the carpet from the wood. I would replace it all.

[Steve Bakken]

yep, these guys are right on. Doing this professionally for 20+ years, the best technique that we've discovered is elbow grease.

[Fisheyes925]

Thanks guys for the feedback. Maybe I'll buy a couple cases of beer and invite a few buddies over.... Forget the carpet. We'll drink the pontoon boat pretty.

[Steve Bakken]

I thought beer goggles only worked on girls.

[Fisheyes925]

Good one Steve. I never underestimate the power of persuation in a 12 pack especially with a little Jack.