How to remove stuff under rear seats/bins
 

Good afternoon brain trust!

Just wondering what the best way to remove the crap stuck under the rear bin/seat area is? They sure didn't care about it looking nice when they slapped it on.

Is this the alleged "sound deadening" I have read about? If so whats the best way to remove it? I read in other threads to use dry ice, but I live in the middle of nowhere so that's not really an option. I tried some bags of regular ice and a rubber mallet but it didn't crack or flake off, perhaps it did not get cold enough. So while the bags are re freezing I figured I would ask for any other ideas.

It's not an option to leave it in place because now I know its there my brain wont be happy until its gone!

Thanks in advance for the help, Tom


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a chisel is the next option if dry ice isnt obtainable.

youre likely to destroy the metal in the process though. regular ice isnt going to do anything but make it cold.

it gets brittle with cold, and gooey with heat...

Thanks - I was worried that might be the case....I have no intention of doing anything that may damage the metal. So annoying, nearest dry ice is 3 hrs away...one way......

I'm confused why they even put that stuff in there, it isn't going to do anything to reduce noise :dunno:

how cold though? I am guessing that regular ice won't help at all?

Ice forms at 0C° while dry ice forms at -78.5C° so it's A LOT colder

It's not supposed to be folded up like that. Either that was a screw up at the factory or it somehow worked its way loose and slipped over time or something.

That said dry ice is the only way to go. You may need to call around and see if you can find somewhere nearer, that's typically something that's not too hard to find. Party supply stores may know a source. I've heard Wal-mart carries it too.

Of course finding something like this with the quarantines is a lot more tricky!

Dale

Not as clean of removal but if you just don't want to do dry ice, a torch and a scraper will work to get 90% of it off. I typically do that when doing body repair on any car.

- Chris

One thing you might try as a substitute for dry ice is "computer duster" (canned air), which is really HFC152A or R152A (this stuff can also be used as a refrigerant). If you hold the can upside down (nozzle on the bottom) when spraying it, the contents will come out as a liquid at sub-zero temps and briefly freeze the crap out of whatever it comes in contact with - while cold, you can try chipping away the insulation with a scraper. Wear goggles to protect your eyes & gloves when using it this way; this stuff can give you frostbite.

I had good results using this stuff to freeze & chip away that gooey tar sealant Mazda uses on the FC doors to glue the plastic vapor barrier to them.

dry ice

What Pete said. Compressed air can upside down. Although it is much easier on flatter surfaces. The humps and hard to get spots make it hard. You will need a bunch of cans as well. I did the spare tire area with just under two cans. Not as effective as dry ice but it’s not messy.

Just want to say a big thanks to Pete_89T2 :icon_tup:

Dry ice just isn’t available where I live, but six cans of the computer duster/canned air did the trick.

For just over $60 CAD I removed all the sound deadening crap from beneath the seats/bins and the whole hatch area including spare wheel well.

Dropped another 1.8kg from the car :cool:

Turned out to be an easy job with no mess, thanks again for the advice!

You're welcome, I'm glad it worked! I've never used the stuff for that particular application - good to know it's effective there too. I figured it might work based on how well it worked for me removing the gooey tar stuff from the doors.