fake teak removal

[tyce]

my boat has the fake teak matting glued on the cockpit seating, i suspect the same glue is used to to stick treadmaster.
the teak matting pulls up easily leaving behind a black very hard glue, anyone have any tips how to get the glue up, i plan to replace the matting with treadmaster.

 

[Talbot]

If it is an epoxy glue it is not going to be easy. I suspect if it was me I would be getting a bosch electric chisel and seeing if that did the trick.

 

[Mudplugger]

If same glue used as for treadmaster (2 pot), it's not easy! had to do a removal job a couple of years ago to repair impact damage. Ended up using a couple of sharp chisels & mallet!. Suppose if you were good (confident) with a router and had power available, might be worth while trying? Best of luck!

 

[roly_voya]

If it pulls up eaisily suspect it might be contact adesive not epoxy? There is a fiber abrasive wheel that looks a bit like a stiff version of a scouring pad and goes either on an angle grinder or drill - designed for paint stripping but also very good for glue residues - example here http://www.abrasivesformetal.co.uk/Products.aspx?ProductTypeID=19

 

[heerenleed]

On Heerenleed, we had to remove the old laid teak decks. They were both screwed and epoxied. It was not funny. The screws mostly broke when we tried to get them out (stainless steel isn't) and after we used an electric chisel (Fein) we had to use the belt sander with course belts to get the remainder of the epoxy glue off. Eventually we managed to get it all off, covered the decks with a two-pack coat to fill the pinholes and other irregularities afther which we glued on Marinedeck. We are fine now.

Do take your time.
cheers

 

[Pasarell]

Off at a bit of a tangent but why do you want to replace with treadmaster? I have treadmaster on my cockpit seats and it is very uncomfortable to sit on. I was planning to take it off and replace with fake teak!
My treadmaster was put on by the previous owner with spray adhesive and at least it comes off easily, leaving a brown residue that cleans off quite easily.

 

[Steve_N]

What you need is one of these in an angle grinder:

Garryson Zirconium flap disc - about £5.

They are a fantastic tool for the fast removal of epoxy, GRP, fillers etc. No clogging and they last really well. I've used them with great success to remove Treadmaster and it's epoxy and to grind back GRP and epoxy to a beautiful smooth scarphed edge in seconds.

I bought half a dozen a few years back when I had some major damage and osmosis repairs to do to Isabella, but they last so well that I still have 4 left. They make the job easy.

Obviously you need to be careful and use a light touch - these babies can remove a serious amount of GRP with almost no effort!