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After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it?

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Old May 28, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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Default After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it?

I just ripped it off, no dry ice needed. I was thinking denatured alcohol? I cant even chip it off its so damn hard. Thanks guys
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Old May 28, 2002 | 01:47 PM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

have you tried a heat gun?
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Old May 28, 2002 | 01:50 PM
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go to kregan and get a can of b-12 that works good
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Old May 28, 2002 | 02:24 PM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

$3 disposable metal drill brush from Sears (takes the place of a drill bit) ... it takes some of the paint off, but then it's a race car, so it doesn't matter, right?
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Old May 28, 2002 | 03:32 PM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

Thats why people use dry ice, so there wont be this problem. Try dry ice maybe.
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Old May 28, 2002 | 03:50 PM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

I just ripped it off, no dry ice needed. I was thinking denatured alcohol? I cant even chip it off its so damn hard. Thanks guys
Use a generous amount of WD-40 and slowly (but surely) it'll disintegrate the leftover adhesive from the tar. If you use any other stronger chemical, it might strip away your primer, which will inhibit rust in those areas.
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Old May 28, 2002 | 04:01 PM
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JASCO!!!! but then you have to re-paint the inside hehe

-Alex
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Old May 28, 2002 | 04:03 PM
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DRY ICE ! ! !
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Old May 28, 2002 | 04:38 PM
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heat gun ....then scrap it off like gum. Gunna stink though..
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Old May 29, 2002 | 04:22 AM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

gasoline works GREAT!!!!!!

A leaking line on a 2 gal. fuel cell full of race gas stripped that tar RIGHT NOW!


BTW car was running a direct port NOS setup using a seperate fuel supply with the NOS enrichment.
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Old May 29, 2002 | 04:29 AM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

I just ripped it off, no dry ice needed.
what did you use to take it off???
i got just the tar patches in the front off,
as they are thicker in the front and come off
easier in chunks using a flat head/chisle....

but the tar under the seats, back, and trunk
is a thinner layer harder to get a gipr of and
doesn't come off as easy,...i know dry ice is
the solution, but just wondering what you used?
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Old May 29, 2002 | 05:07 AM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

have you tried a heat gun?
works great
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Old May 29, 2002 | 05:53 AM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

I just ripped it off, no dry ice needed. I was thinking denatured alcohol? I cant even chip it off its so damn hard. Thanks guys
Are you talking about the adhesive from the tar
Or the seam sealer?
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Old May 29, 2002 | 06:38 AM
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Default Re: After I remove the tar off the floor, how do i remove that gluey gunk underneath it? (95civiccou

I thought your car was already gutted...hmmm
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