Projects removing insulation adhesive

I have a 1941 Chevy and I am trying to remove a tar like adhesive from the floor does any one have any safe ideas I believe this adhesive may have asbestos in it.

 

In the past I've used a heat gun and a metal paint scraper while wearing a respirator and leather work gloves. Then just clean it all up and put it in a garbage bag. I've used everything from denatured alcohol to Goof Off to get the glue off after everything was cleaned up.

 

Agree with above. Scraper then razor knife, get the last of it with solvent and scotchbrite, laquer thinner, acetone, kerosene. All steps of this project should include a respirator not a dust mask.

If you start wire wheeling it, the tar just gets hot and sticks where the grinder throws it or smears.

 

Try some dish washing soap like Dawn with a scraper. It's great on tar.

 

On 2nd thoughts... unless you have to do repair work on the metal below, why take it off? The stuff on the inside of my 37 ford was for sound deadening, not insulation, so I left if there to keep doing what it always had been doing. Gary

 

I used a spray can of 3M adhesive remover when I stripped padding off my dash