The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Pad behind in-cab fuel tank

Trying to take off the pad that was glued to the back of the cab wall (behind the fuel tank). Looks like a heavy tar paper that was attached with what looks like black roof cement. Not fun taking it off. Anyone have any ideas how to get the glue off? Also, I do not see any mention of this material in any of the literature. Was this pad original and what might I replace it with?

try laquer thinners to remove the glue.I replaced the pads on my truck , I think it was eather from Brothers or LMC

Is the pad a sound dampener. I see LMC has a 4 piece sound kit. No good pictures so I can not tell if this is the stuff. I will look into brothers.
HB

There was not a pad or sound deadener on the back wall of the cab behind the tank. The kit being sold is for the two tank saddles & the two tank straps.

If you are stripping the cab, you can heat the back side of the cab wall with a propane or MAP gas torch, being careful not to overheat the metal. By heating the backside, the mat & adhesive is softened and will come off, easily with a flat-blade scraper. By heating the backside of the panel, you avoid catching the material on fire.

This method works great for removing liberal amounts of factory under-coating. Again, I apply the heat to the backside of the panel, to avoid direct contact of the flame to the material being removed.

When restoring a '60-'66 Chevy/GMC truck, I apply the sound deadener up the back of the cab, to the bump-out, behind the tank, for increase insulation & sound deadening.

Thanks Tony. Got a bead on a heat blower today so I will try the heat and scrape method you suggest.\
Which insulation/sound deadener product do you recommend for that spot (behind fuel tank)?

I use Peel-N-Seal from Lowe's or The Home Depot. It is in the roofing section. It has shiny aluminum on one side and asphalt impregnated on the ohter. I have used it on several of my personal projects, as well as, several projects for customers. I cover all of the joints with foil tape, found in the heating & cooling section.

Shiny side out? Do you or could you paint the foil?

The sticky side is the black side, so the aluminum side is the outside. I assume it can be painted, as long as, it is properly prep'd.

As I thought. Just making sure I had the right picture in my head. Thanks for assist.

lmost anything will work. If you are keeping the tank in its original position. I moved mine and used a carpet pad from Menards that had a fiber weave on one side. I painted that witn a rattle can.