 Best way to remove seam sealer?, without destroying the paint underneath? |
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| BillC |
 Mar 25 2016, 12:58 PM
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So... I currently have the engine out of my car, in the process of replacing fuel lines, shifter bushings, repainting engine tin and other general-maintenance things. In the course of cleaning up the hard-to-reach-with-the-engine-in stuff, I carefully poked into some of the aftermarket seam sealer a DAPO put over one of the trunk lid hinge mounts. I discovered cracks in the sheet metal of the mount, which is apparently what they were trying to cover up. Now I need to clean off the seam sealer so I can fix the mount.
Unfortunately, they were quite "generous" when spreading the seam sealer, and covered an area far greater than was really needed (well, was any of it really needed? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) ). I would like to clean off the seam sealer without destroying the original paint underneath. Do you have any suggestions? I can scrape the bulk of it off with a plastic spatula, but how do I get the residue off the paint without harming the paint? BTW, I've found that penetrating oil (both Kroil and PB Blaster) work pretty nicely for removing spray-on undercoating without hurting the paint underneath. They do take a while to soak in and loosen the undercoating when it is on thick, and there are spots on this car that prove the DAPO must have gotten a huge bulk discount.... |
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| Rand |
Mar 25 2016, 04:13 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,413 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Heat gun and thin bladed metal scraper. (Send Rich's plastic thing home with melted artifacts. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif))
Or the power multi tool with the right flat edge attachment: http://www.harborfreight.com/Variable-Spee...Tool-61219.html |
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| Rand |
Mar 25 2016, 04:23 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,413 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
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BillC Best way to remove seam sealer? Mar 25 2016, 12:58 PM
toolguy kerosene Mar 25 2016, 02:50 PM Mueller Heat gun? Mar 25 2016, 02:52 PM r_towle Heat gun and plastic putty knife Mar 25 2016, 03:50 PM
BillC Thanks for the tips, but some of these suggestions... Mar 27 2016, 01:58 PM
r_towle Thus why i said use a plastic scraper. :)
I also ... Mar 27 2016, 03:51 PM |
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