Wayne.B wrote in message . ..
On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:10:40 -0400, "Comcast News"
wrote:

Speaking of boat carpets, I wanna replace mine. What is the best thing to
use to remove the old carpet without damaging the fiberglass.

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I'd start with a heat gun on the low setting and a plastic scraper.

For glue residue, try one of the citrus based solvents first. After
that you're on your own with what ever works.

I've done two pontoon boats (carpet over plywood) and one bow rider
(carpet over fiberglass) and each time I had no trouble just pulling
the carpet up with my hands (and maybe a putty knife). There wasn't
enough residue to telegraph through the new carpet so I never bothered
to remove it. Never had a problem with new carpet sticking. Always
used contact cement (original solvent type, not water based).