[Spridgets] Undercoating

[Linda Grunthaner]

Dean,You said "Bugeyes did have original  undercoating is certain areas" are
those the areas Frank undercoats, which are just under the boot & under the
bonnet blinker area?
Lin
PS Where is this type of documentation listed?

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Dean Hedin <dlh2001 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Undercoating is one of those double edged swords.
>
> One one hand it was kind of a good thing that some previous owner
> undercoated
> the vehicle back in during the earlier life of the vehicle.   It may be one
> of the reasons that you have
> something decent to restore today because it prevented a lot of corrosion.
>
> On the other hand it's a bear to remove.
>
> It's kind of like fine art restoration in the respect that long ago there
> were preservation
> methods employed that would be frowned upon given the state of the art
> today.
>
> One should also be aware that Bugeyes did have original  undercoating is
> certain areas.
> Are you sure you want to remove it all?
>
>
> I've had good results removing old undercoat with one of these:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=65700
>
> The vibrating scraper shaves off the undercoat really well.   You will have
> to pause time to time to clean the blade.  I would also sharpen the blade
> every so often.
>
> BTW, This tool has been very handy for a bunch of other restoration tasks.
>
> As a sander, I have used it to remove blemishes from the cockpit surround
> aluminum
> before I buffed them out.
>
> I also used it to sand in the tight spots under the bonnet before painting.
>
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