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Removing undercoating crud
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I used a scraper and propane torch. Heat it up good, then scrape. No matter how you do it, it won't be easy but this is the best way I've found. I suggest wearing a respirator when torching!
-Rob
"T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:Okay, so I'm sure somebody here has done this - my front crossmember has a
bunch of black waxy goo on it and I want to remove it all to check for
additional cracks. I don't want to weld up the ones I know about and then
find more later on.
So what's the best way to remove this stuff? I tried scraping, I tried a
couple of chemicals (always use gloves with Castrol Super Clean, by the
way - chemical burns are NOT FUN!). Scraping with a piece of wood works
best so far but kind of subtle-y scratches the paint, the scraper edge of
the wood wears out quickly, and it's labor intensive. There's got to be a
better way..
Anyone?
-Toby
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<P>I used a scraper and propane torch. Heat it up good, then scrape. No matter how you do it, it won't be easy but this is the best way I've found. I suggest wearing a respirator when torching!
<P>-Rob
<P> <B><I>"T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Okay, so I'm sure somebody here has done this - my front crossmember has a<BR>bunch of black waxy goo on it and I want to remove it all to check for<BR>additional cracks. I don't want to weld up the ones I know about and then<BR>find more later on.<BR><BR>So what's the best way to remove this stuff? I tried scraping, I tried a<BR>couple of chemicals (always use gloves with Castrol Super Clean, by the<BR>way - chemical burns are NOT FUN!). Scraping with a piece of wood works<BR>best so far but kind of subtle-y scratches the paint, the scraper edge of<BR>the wood wears out quickly, and it's labor intensive. There's got to be a<BR>better way..<BR><BR>Anyone?<BR><BR>-Toby<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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