<VV> Undercoat Removal Tips

[Ulli Dittmar]

Hi Ray,

I restored many cars and had a lot work with sanding, grinding and manual removing the undercoating.
The last car I did was dry ice blasted. Fantastic, no undercoating, no grease no oil left - the best is that non of the   original metal will be taken off, even the original paint will not be effected by the ice - is there is any corrosion you can take care of any single point (cutting, sand balsting etc.) but the rest will stay original. 

Ulli

Am 29.10.2011 um 12:15 schrieb Rick Norris:

> 
> This is the technique I use. It works well because the undercoating on our 
> old cars has become brittle to a point where it will chip off. It's still 
> labor intensive! I also use an old wood chisel.
> The crap Eastwood sells to do this job does not do a thing except smell like 
> oranges.
> 
> Rick Norris
> #36 Sunoco Corvair
> www.corvairalley.com
>> 
>> Hi Ray, The best method I've used is an old trick I learned in the 
>> Navy.Chip it off. Use something like a Mason's hammer or anything with a 
>> wide narrow head with a slight edge on it.doesn't take much effort(don't 
>> want to beat a dent into the panel. After you get the knack of it the 
>> undercoating comes off in good size chips,leaving a "clean"surface. with 
>> final clean up with a putty knife or paint scrapper.Just sweep up the 
>> chunks of undercoating.No gooey mess to put up with.
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