vtechjunkie

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Is there a way to do this any faster than with a scraper to get it all off? And what about the inside the cracks? I mean, once you have got the majority of it out, and you want it ready to weld up. Any help would be highly appreciated.

vtechjunkie

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peaseapea

I got pissed while taking some off one of my cars about a week
ago. I grabbed an electric sander with about 200 grit and just
tore right through that stuff. Granted the glue was old but it
totally worked. It was the really strong trim glue too.

I was in "no patience mode"..

vtechjunkie

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Ya, I was just going to use a grinder, but I didn't know if it would just gum it up. Maybe I'll just try it and see.

peaseapea

It gummed up my 400 grit...but the 200 ate right through it.
On the other side of the car, I used a wire wheel (air) and
it worked pretty good too.

They make that stuff to ruin your life, man. It's tough.

vtechjunkie

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Ah, a wire wheel. I didn't even think of that. I was hoping there might be some kind of solvent that might do the trick though.

peaseapea

I tried a ton of stuff just to experiment. The car is sanded and beat
up right now anyway so I wasn't going to hurt anything. Nothing really
made it "loosen up" or dissolve. Most of the stuff I tried actually made
it more gummy and harder to work with. However, I took a rag and
got it soaked with Engine Brite (not foamy) and rubbed it in really
well (kind of soaking it) when I got to the passenger side. This
seemed to cause the glue to become harder and loose it's gumminess
which allowed the sander to go through it with less work. It kind of
fell apart.

vtechjunkie

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Hmm! I guess I'll just try some experimenting of my own.

peaseapea

Do it.
We'll take the chemical properties from whatever you find that
works, mix them with mine and create our own body glue remover.

It'll either be genius or we'll end up with an extremely toxic
solvent that eats through anything it touches..including the can .

vtechjunkie

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In my experience, that is a bad idea. I made mustard gas, on accident, while I was at work once. I forgot that I had used ammonia to get this smell out of my shop(short term memory loss. LOL!) Added bleach, and TA'DAAA! If the door wasn't open there would have been some dead people in that shop.