Default Should I/how to remove this underlay from under civ

[SpeedySpeedBoy]

I'm asking here as you guys may know better than other places since some of you strip your car down. in the title i meant carpet nut seems too late to edit.

I wanted to remove my carpet however whilst removing I found this black rubber type underlay stuck to the metal. This material also occurs in the boot underneath the spare tyre. It has a kind of smell which I dont like so I want to remove it. However I've been told that this is for sound deadening, and maybe panel vibration and insulatuon.

I dont mind if the car gets louder and less insulated, however I do mind panel vibration. Will this be an issue? I 've also been told its to protect the chassis but thats not really needed is it?

If its ok to remove, how should I go about removing it, it seems stuck to the metal.

Thanks

[motorhole]

Try a heat gun and scraper. Then some kind of solvent (meths, petrol, whatever) to clean off the residual cr&p left behind.

[SpeedySpeedBoy]

yeeah but will it cause any problems like panel vibrations etc

[markiii]

freeze it with a fire extinguisher then hit with hammer it will shatter and fall off