What is this made out of?
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Year: 1998
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Engine: Straight 6
What is this made out of?
I'm trying to strip the back down to bare metal to get a handle on some rust issues, this is glued to the metal under the carpet. Any idea on what it is or the best way to remove it?
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If you're already going to strip it down, you could try a lil' bit of acetone with a putty knife, like EZEARL mentioned.
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Year: 1997
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Its a sound deadener. If its anything like what i found on the Mustang, its a tar like substance (it turns rock hard once it cures) that requires heat and a putty knife to remove. IF its the same stuff. A real PITA to remove, too. It was also flammable, IIRC. No clue what Jeep used.
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It's not a fume barrier. Back before my dad sold it to me, he cut that hole to make it easier to replace that fuel line when the squirrels would chew on it. I think after the sixth or seventh time, he just replaced it with a flexible steel one instead of a plastic one. It was the before the hole.
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that stuff is a NIGHTMARE to remove when i had to replace my floor pans. Its a tar like substance and took forever to get off i never found a good way to remove it honestly.