moonframer

I am getting my 1967 corvette ready for judging and I am concerned that I will have a problem because my a-frames and frame has 47 year old (dealer installed) under coating that is hard to remove. I tried gasoline and acetone but it barely cuts it. Anyone know what to use? Thanks.

porchdog

it's a pia but all i've found to work is a heat gun and putty knife .

zwede

I used a propane torch and razor blade scraper. It wasn't too bad, but not exactly a fun job.

DUB

with both porchdog and zwede.

And when it has been warmed and coming off with some form of scraper that will not damage paint....if you are concerned with that. I use a wood paint stick that I sharpened the end like a chisel. That is when I wet the area with 3M general purpose adhesive remover and get it to liquefy and come off the rest of the way. Lacquer thinner works also...but it all depends if you are worried about possibly removing factory paint or not. Often times...when using a solvent like the 3M adhesive remover...I will apply it and get it wet...let it do its thing...re-apply...maybe a few times and it will begin to penetrate and soften up 'whatever" and come off. What has been on something for so long...will NOT come off in 5 minutes...you can about count on it.

Just be patient...it is not just going to fall off for you...not writing that you expect it to do that.

DUB

porchdog

a needle scaler works good if the coating is hard and brittle. they are pretty cheap at northern tools.

moonframer

thanks, i will give it a shot

moonframer

Thanks, will give it my best!

DUB

That is all you can ask of yourself. Doing one square inch at a time will finally result in success.

DUB

moonframer

[QUOTE=DUB;1586683183]That is all you can ask of yourself. Doing one square inch at a time will finally result in success.
That is a great way to look at it..Thanks

SS164

Propane torch and cheap plastic scrapers from Lowe's. Final clean up with lacquer thinner. Just finished this project last week on a 72.

moonframer

Thanks, will give it a shot