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HEALEYJAG

HEALEYJAG

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Working on an old project removing undercoating from a e-type bonnet. My present method of kerosene soaking with powerwashing is slow and tedious. Anybody have another suggestion?

Pete
 
I've heard dry ice and then chipping off is a lot less messy and quick.
 
Could try aircraft stipper.... it works on most anything I have found and you can get it at the auto parts store.... Just make sure it's in a ventalated area....

Michael.
 
Could try aircraft stipper.... it works on most anything I have found and you can get it at the auto parts store.... Just make sure it's in a ventalated area....

Michael.
 
RonMacPherson said:
I've heard dry ice and then chipping off is a lot less messy and quick.
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This isn't that kind of undercoating :wink:

That process is usually reserved for the asphalt mat-type stuff, though honestly, a heat gun and suitable scraper is a lot easier to deal with, let alone obtain. Plus, you're not going to dent anything, causing yet more work.
 
No easy way, heat gun and scraper. I have used both an electric heat gun and propane torch. Heat gun is probably better for bigger jobs, won't run out of fuel, no open flame.
 
Thanks guys...was thinking heat gun also....since I already have one should be a LOT of fun...The kerosene and power wash was ok but had to scrape after soaking.. The smell was bad!


Will finish the job this winter IN the garage...so want to eliminte fumes etc..

Pete
 
Heat gun and scraper, followed by mineral spirits will get the job done. But it's a dirty, smelly, tedious job. The entire underside of my MGB had that stuff on it. I hired a teenager to do a lot of it. It's not very technical. BTW, we went to West Point last May to see him graduate from the U.S. Military Academy. Moving.
 
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