How to remove glued dashmat

[thecantaloupeman]

Hi everyone. So I have a 78 C20 and there is a pretty ugly black carpet dahsmat glued down to the dash. The dash underneath is cracked on the driver's side but that's about it. How do I take the carpet off and remove the glue without ruining my dash more?

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[1987 GMC Jimmy]

If the cleanup doesn’t bother you, you could probably remove the whole pad, lift the cover up in as many places as possible, and try to syringe some kind of cooking oil under it. See how it acts after a day, but it might take several days to a week or more depending on how the glue’s bonded. I can’t see the oil hurting anything besides making it shiny.

 

[Shorty81]

If the cleanup doesn’t bother you, you could probably remove the whole pad, lift the cover up in as many places as possible, and try to syringe some kind of cooking oil under it. See how it acts after a day, but it might take several days to a week or more depending on how the glue’s bonded. I can’t see the oil hurting anything besides making it shiny.

Or maybe goo gone or WD-40. The solvent base works to loosen glue

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

Agreed. I've used the cooking oil for sticker residue, and it works well in that situation, but these are also good ideas.

 

[Preston]

Not sure if this will work but if contact cement was used and you can get the dash cover off, stand it up and start on one end and put lacquer thinner or acetone in a squirt bottle and work it down let gravity work. Also something like dental floss or fishing line work it back and forth, may need an extra set of hands, but take it easy and it should release. Try a small spot to test. Good luck

 

[DGDamato]

I'd say travel back in time and give a good smack to the installer before he applied the dash shag!! Kidding - obviously, slapping him wouldn't have changed anything - I remember seeing a ton of them back in the day.

On a helpful note, I believe that Pro-Power Goo-Gone would do the trick. It works really well on adhesives, is citrus oil based and does not damage paint. I'd soak it good like the posts before me suggested, let her sit a a bit and see what happens. With any luck your dash will be shag free.

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[dvdswan]

I've used Goo-Gone many times to remove old adhesives...

But I've never seen or removed any Goo. What is this mysterious stuff?