

| Subject: | Re: Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:44:52 -0500 |
Year ago when my 90 sprung leak and did the same thing, I took all the sub flooring and carpet out and left it at a detail shop to be cleaned. They did a good job of removing the antifreeze. Cost $100 bucks. Jim On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 8:29 AM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > After my disaster with the rear heater soaking the floor and carpet with > coolant, I'm faced with fixing the floor. I'm going to toss the old > carpet in favor of a new one. But the cork flooring underneath is a > whole 'nother issue! > > The cork/particle subflooring is soaked with antifreeze coolant. Is it > possible to clean and dry this cork - or is it a goner? > > When inspecting the floor, I noted that the floor is corregated steel > and the cork is made to fit the corregations yet still level out the top > surfaces. In other works the cork is thick and thin, thick and thin. > > I'm thinking all new flooring, so if any of you Volks out there has > re-done the floor - I would surely like to chat on the issues, > > Thanks, > > John >
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