The first sticky on the forum is from cheappc about removing seats/upholstery on a jet boat. I cant access the pictures he posted, tried clicking on them, nada. If anyone can help...
I took a small cheap flat head, bent the head, sharpened the tip, then duct taped the grip to make it fatter. I then used this to pry out 1,500 staples 1-by-1.
I added new pictures at the end of the thread from when I did mine. Those pics should show up, that's why I put mine up. When I pulled my staples, I used a Stanley Brad puller, looks like a screw driver. There is a pic in there where you can see it.