[6pack] [6-pack] Undercoat removal

[Bob Danielson]

Only warning I'd give you with Vance's method is that a wire brush on an
angle grinder can do some serious metal damage if you're not careful. It's
also great at removing rust and showing you exactly where the rust was
covering all the little pin holes in the metal. I cleaned up my rusty Miata
seat pans (http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/MiataSeats5.htm)  with this method
and found a few surprises!

Wear all the gear Vance mentions and work slowly.


Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org 

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Navarrette, Vance
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:01 PM
To: Robert N. Clark
Cc: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] [6-pack] Undercoat removal

	Angle grinder with a twisted wire brush. If you go this route, it
will take at least two brushes to do the entire car. A drill is much too
wimpy to get the job done. I bought a small angle grinder for $40.

	Takes it off lickety split, with no smell or chemicals. Zowie, it
works fast.

	Wear coveralls, safety glasses, a facemask, and a hair net or hat.
That undercoating comes off FAST and it flies all over the  place. You can't
avoid having some of it hit you in the face so protect your eyes.

	If you are patient, the heat gun and scraper works. But it was much
too slow for me. I tried a propane torch. Much faster but the odor was
overpowering.

	Vance

      Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert N. Clark
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:24 AM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] [6-pack] Undercoat removal

Any recommendations for removing the undercoating from the inner fender
wells?  I have a rear clip that I am preparing for replacement of the
current section that has multiple issues.  I am using a paint stripping heat
gun to soften the stuff before scraping with a spatula.  I also tried one of
the spinning wire paint strippers attached to a drill with limited success.

Bob Clark
'69 TR6
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