By no means do I want to lay claim to this idea, but I did want to show an example of it being done on an 80.
In preparation for lining the interior floor of my rig I thought it best to remove the sound deadener material beforehand.
At first I tried a heat gun and a heavy duty scraper:
Maybe I wasn't using the right technique but it wasn't working very well. It left a lot of residue which was going to be a real pain in the ass to clean up.
So I searched Google and found this video on youtube:
I didn't follow the instructions exactly.... I used 1 16 oz bottle of 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to 1 block (or 4-7 lbs) of dry ice. I crushed the dry ice into a powder as per the instructions in the video then mixed the bottle of alcohol and poured it onto the deadener material. I would then let it set until I heard the cracking slowing down (like listening to popcorn in the microwave) then move it to another spot. While the next spot was freezing I would start chipping away at the already frozen material.
The results were FANTASTIC!
Total dry ice: ~25lbs
# of 16oz Isopropyl Alcohol bottles: 4
Total cost: ~$30
This was maybe 2 hours of work. Again I have never done this before so it may go quicker if I ever do it again. There is still some residue to clean up but not nearly as much the heat gun method.
I hope this helps anybody needing to do the same thing with their truck. This forum has been an invaluable asset to me so hopefully this was a worthy way of giving back!
Thanks,
Nic
In preparation for lining the interior floor of my rig I thought it best to remove the sound deadener material beforehand.
At first I tried a heat gun and a heavy duty scraper:
Maybe I wasn't using the right technique but it wasn't working very well. It left a lot of residue which was going to be a real pain in the ass to clean up.
So I searched Google and found this video on youtube:
I didn't follow the instructions exactly.... I used 1 16 oz bottle of 91% Isopropyl Alcohol to 1 block (or 4-7 lbs) of dry ice. I crushed the dry ice into a powder as per the instructions in the video then mixed the bottle of alcohol and poured it onto the deadener material. I would then let it set until I heard the cracking slowing down (like listening to popcorn in the microwave) then move it to another spot. While the next spot was freezing I would start chipping away at the already frozen material.
The results were FANTASTIC!
Total dry ice: ~25lbs
# of 16oz Isopropyl Alcohol bottles: 4
Total cost: ~$30
This was maybe 2 hours of work. Again I have never done this before so it may go quicker if I ever do it again. There is still some residue to clean up but not nearly as much the heat gun method.
I hope this helps anybody needing to do the same thing with their truck. This forum has been an invaluable asset to me so hopefully this was a worthy way of giving back!
Thanks,
Nic
