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| VaccaRabite |
 Feb 16 2006, 07:12 AM
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En Garde!  Group: Admin Posts: 13,437 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
I have started removing the undercoating on my car, and so far I only have the front fenders cleared.
On one fender, I used a scraper, on the other I used a wire cup brush on an angle grinder. Is there a preferred way to remove this stuff? I did search on this, but did not find any threads that said the best way to do it. I don't have media blaster, and don't fancy the mess involved with that. If there is an easier way then scraping and grinding, I'd love to hear it. Zach |
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| jasons |
Feb 16 2006, 07:28 AM
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Jackstand Extraordinaire Group: Members Posts: 2,002 Joined: 19-August 04 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 2,573 Region Association: None |
I haven't used it but Eastwood sells something you spray on undercoating to soften it.
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| Jeroen |
Feb 16 2006, 07:56 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
the wirebrush on an angle grinder or drill works best
it's a tedious job though and takes some elbow grease you don't want to soften the undercoating if it's soft, chances are you will smear it all over the place instead of brushing it off media blasting won't take it of either because the undercoating is soft/flexible media blasting only works on hard/solid surfaces, like paint, bondo, etc... |
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| sharper |
Feb 16 2006, 08:01 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 146 Joined: 5-June 03 From: Woodstock, GA Member No.: 789 Region Association: South East States |
I used a heat gun and scraper and it pretty much peeled off in sheets.
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| Gint |
Feb 16 2006, 08:52 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,066 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Depends on the undercoating and the area it's in. But generally speaking...
Try scraping first. A lot of undercoating is dried out and flakes off easily (relatively speaking) in fenderwells especially. Heat gun and a scraper to get the bulk of it off if it's soft. 4" heavy wire cup brush on an angle grinder for the rest. The remaining residue will come off with brake cleaner. It's work, but it's easily do-able. |
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