Remove glue from engine firewall, In one day, almost Options

[watsonrx13]

Well, after all of the various discussions lately about how to remove the glue from the engine firewall, I decided I would try it today. I got about 95% finished, but let me first describe what I did to complete this project.

First off, it appears that no one has found anything that will take the glue off, without removing part of the paint. So with that in mind I decided that I would not only remove the glue, but also the paint. Along with the paint removal, I also decided to remove the tabs, that held up the engine pad, and fill in any extraneous holes. I also had a broken engine lid hinge, so I might as well replace that.

OK, first I needed to remove the back pad inside the car. This would allow me to do any welding without burning the pad.

First, remove the seats (everyone knows about the tab opposite the adjustment handle needs to be pressed in).
Unscrew the engine lid knob.
Unscrew the plate behind the knob.
Unscrew the (4) screws that hold the back pad.
Slightly pull the bottom of the back pad out, which will cause the tabs on the back of the pads to drop down out of the brackets.