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  • mike cobine

    Removal of Carpet off Console - Hints?

    I'm putting in the new carpet in the '79 and ran into a problem. The carpet on the console sides attaches to a Masonite-type panel. If they glued it, it must have been like when they formed the board.

    I tried to peel it off, both by pulling and by trying to use a putty knife to separate carpet from the Masonite. All it does is pull the Masonite apart.

    I tried a heat gun to see if the glue would soften and separate, but instead the carpet melts. It still doesn't separate.

    Has anyone done this before and what worked?

    I'm about at the point of buying some Masonite and cutting new panels, but they won't really be the same.
  • Harmon C.
    Extremely Frequent Poster
    • August 31, 1994
    • 3228

    #2
    Re: Removal of Carpet off Console - Hints?

    Mike
    I have bought new panels from one of the corvette vendors. They fit good and were close to the original material.

    Lyle
    Lyle

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    • mike cobine

      #3
      Re: Removal of Carpet off Console - Hints?

      Thanks, Lyle.

      Looks like that is the route I'll have to take. Which vendor did you get yours from? I did a quick look in Eckler's and didn't see them, but I haven't checked some of the other catalogs yet.

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      • Harmon C.
        Extremely Frequent Poster
        • August 31, 1994
        • 3228

        #4
        Re: Removal of Carpet off Console - Hints?

        Volunteer Vette Products 865-522-0080
        Lyle

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