Okay, most of my interior panels are void of this crap.

Next I want to get some of the tar (rubber material) out of the tire wells/underbody. I understand it also protects the metal but that's beside the point

I'm guessing a power washer/sand blaster is the easiest way. Is there any chemical that is easily available that will do this?

 

Try NOS.

 

I have yet to try it, but I've heard that a heatgun is the best way.

For the sound deadning tar on the inside, dry ice is the best way.

 

why not just remove everthing from your car and have the shell acid dipped.

 

NOS? That's a brand name.

I might try a heatgun...but I'm willing to bet it's too messy and won't take enough off.

I would love to do the acid bath (a la Spoon mobile) but it ain't gonna happen

The dry ice thing won't work on this stuff. I might try aircraft stripper.


[Modified by Tweakmeister, 7:29 PM 2/6/2003]

 

Try a wire brush wheel on a die grinder or high speed air tool, it will take it to bare metal.

 

hmm now that's more like it.

I did a boat trailer that way once...

 

I'd try a good paint stripper on it. there is an orange one that I get at Home Depot that works really well. as good as aircraft remover but without all the nasty fumes. I forget the name though

edit: citristrip


[Modified by jweller, 2:36 PM 2/7/2003]

 

Aircraft remover didn't work on the undercoating on my teg, kinda surprised me. A wire brush does work great (on a grinder of course), as well as ridiculously intense heat (not necessarily a good idea in a lot of cases). I was seam welding a lot of the inside of my engine bay and on the side opposite the welds the tar material had peeled back in a sort of sheet like form leaving no residue, but I think it probably would take a lot of heat and a lot of care to remove it that way, since you'd have to watch out and protect anything on the other side of the material. So a wire brush is probably a faster/easier way, although it might be messier (it will probably fling lots of slightly sticky black dust around, so watch out.)

 

alrighty guys thanks for the advice. when it gets a little warmer out I will start at this.

 

I've done this on all of the race cars we've built and I just did this today to my new project. The method I've found to be the best is just an angle grinder with a really stiff wire wheel on it. It is incredibly messy and IS NOT FUN but works pretty quick. I suggest taking everything out of the wheel well or else it will be covered in this crap. Try to cover every inch of yourself because most of it will be on you. Also, either cover your floor or vaccum frequently - if it builds up and you step in it, it will stick to your floor and leave marks.

I would not try to "burn" it off. It creates some serious smoke/fumes and smells really bad and becomes a sticky and gooey mess.

 

okay...

looks like I'm in for a big mess if I try to do this.

thanks for the input

 

i heard jasco will take anything off but havent tried it yet

 

dry ice and a chisel

 

also a good idea, kinda $$$ though. freeze the **** out of it