Removing Old Carpet Glue

[Ant-t]

I've started work on the mission that is removing and replacing the carpet liner in my van. Does anyone have any pointers on what to use to remove the 30+year old glue from the van's interior?

[snax]

I have fitted a fair few carpets mostly in the Mini's I have owned and one of the best tips I ever got was to use WD40 to remove any adhesive from carpets. Worked an absolute dream although im not sure how effective it will be on 30 yr old glue!

[Ant-t]

Excellent, thanks for that, have used wd40 on sealant before so will give it a go

[Jonnyb416]

I've done the same job recently. You could spend a lot of time scraping at the glue, scratching the panels a lot and getting no where fast. I choose to sand it down using a DA sander. My van was empty at the time so the mess I caused wasn't a problem. However, it was very successful and left a decent surface to stick the new carpet too. My advice is, if you are recovering it, don't get too caught up on removing the glue. The carpet covers well.

[Ant-t]

Thanks for the tip, the old glue is tough and stuck fast so I'm going to try your method. Cheers