I was hoping someone has had this same problem when removing their old turf. The old owner of my 750sx thought it would be a great idea to attach the turf and some foam pad material with silicone and what looks to be that GOOP Glue stuff. The crap wont peel off and the parts I can scrape still leaves this stuff behind. I have tried M.E.K. and Mineral Spirits with no luck. Any Ideas before I break out the Orbital sander ??
Turf Glue Removal
- Thread starter Pwgsx
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dirtnut99
Yardsale Master
- Location
- Aberdeen, Wa.. The PNW
Flapper disc on a 4.5" grinder works great! if the disc is worn out or fine grit is best.. just skim the surface.. 10min to get all my glue and turf remains off..
Thats what I do, use a 4 inch grinder with a worn out sanding disk. Works great!
- Location
- Annapolis, MD
A sturdy and sharp scraper, a little elbow grease, and acetone...made my 95 trey look new
- Location
- Annapolis, MD
....i dont own/not allowed to use power tools...sweet
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LOL........Power sander here I come!!:biggthumpup:
- Location
- Azle Texas
I used goof off awesome 
with plastic scraper comes off so easy
with plastic scraper comes off so easy
stanton
High on jetskis.
- Location
- atascadero,ca
i never scrape the glue, just add more on top!
SJBrit
Extraordinary Alien
- Location
- Bradenton, FL
Wire wheel works great too - pulls off old glue in no time and leaves the surface well prepped for the new glue.
SJBrit
Extraordinary Alien
- Location
- Bradenton, FL
Stanton is now up to 35mm of under padding and counting!! :bump:
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stanton
High on jetskis.
- Location
- atascadero,ca
i like my trays tall and tight what can i say
3rdgearpinned
hold my beer, watch this
- Location
- Bend, Oregon
The secret to removing glue is brake cleaner. Once you rip the turf off hose it down with brake cleaner, let it sit for a couple minutes, then scrap it off. After a few coats of cleaner the glue will peal off with just your fingers. Your able to make your tray look like new in about 3 cans and 30 minutes. If you haven't used brake cleaner before do it outside, when using this much it gets a bit stinky.
SJBrit
Extraordinary Alien
- Location
- Bradenton, FL
But you don't want it to look like new: you want to rough the surface up so the new glue keys well. You kill two birds with one stone with a wire wheel: rips of the old glue in seconds and leaves the surface nicely prepped for new glue.