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Re: Undercoat removal

To: Calvin Krug <ckrug@laf.cioe.com>
Subject: Re: Undercoat removal
From: Mark Endicott <endicott@nashville.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 20:38:20 -0500
Calvin Krug wrote:
> 
> Any of you LBC gurus out there know of a relatively easy way to remove old
> undercoating from the back side of my fenders?  I'm getting the car ready
> to repaint, and the wheel well area has been undercoated numerous times.
> I'd like to strip this off and start over, as it's cracked and peeling in
> some spots. I've tried chemical paint stripper, it just gets a little
> gummy.  Sandblasting takes forever, as it mostly bounces off the surface.
> Good old fashined scraping with a putty knife works, but it's very slow.
> Any better ideas?
> 
> Calvin Krug

Calvin:

A Heat Gun and a putty knife followed by mineral spirits.  About two
cases of beer should be handy.

-- 
Mark
70 Midget
Nashville, Tennessee


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