Removing Running Board Rubber

[Buddy Romines]

Good Morning Guys:

Removing the rubber is easy, put the running board above a fish cooker, keep the flame low, give it plenty of time and the rubber will lift off.  No problem with fumes, flaming rubber or fires.  Worked perfect for us.  I can email pictures of the process when i get home this weekend.  Send your email address to and I'll get the pictures out this Saturday.

The floorboards were covered in Chattanooga and turned out perfect.

Buddy...

[Lindsay McConnell]

Heating, and overheating can be messy, and sometimes dangerous because of fire and fumes.
Most MoPar boards I have seen are perferated with hundreds of tiny, factory drill holes. This is where the the fire method can cause troubles. Careful not to warp the boards too!

My suggestion would be to talk directly to the Master, Mr. Hunley Acuff.
Better yet, if you are going to have him put the original pattern back on your boards, simply have him remove the rubber. Last time I had this done, it was around $75.00 for a pair.

[mvair]

I agree that this sounds like it should work. I know I tried using heat when I removed the rubber from my running boards, but for some reason decided it was easier to use the chisel. I don't recall why now . I do remember that most of the rubber came off cold in fairly large pieces because there was layer of rust between the metal and rubber. Also, at least a quarter of the rubber was already gone. Maybe I just decided it was less messy to use the chisel than the heat method?

[brucepine]

I keep reading of folks struggling to chisel off hard rubber.  Heat the metal side with a propane or acetelyne torch.  The softened rubber will easily scrape off with a putty knife.