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Underseal Removal

Posted By : Tony Hall, 16-May-2005, 03:42pm

Hello all. Can anyone recommend a good product/way of stripping old underseal from body parts? My Spitfire has been liberally coated in the stuff, which would have been great had the rust been removed first! Thanks.......

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Underseal Removal

Posted By : Ian Palmerino, 16-May-2005, 04:45pm

Tony
there's no easy way that i know of, but have found the cheap carb cleaner you can get in pound shops does soften it up, then its a wire brush job, dirty mucky job though. i have also used a paint stripper heat gun but be careful

Ian
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  Posted By : Alistair Mathie, 16-May-2005, 05:31pm
  
  Tony,
  
  white spirit also helps to soften it up, then taken your angle grinder with wire brush attachment (remembering to wear goggles) to it, but as Ian said it's a messy nasty job with no easy solution.
  
  Al
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    Posted By : Matthew Holland, 16-May-2005, 06:00pm
    
    I've never tried it myself as I've yet to need to but.....there is a product that's supposed to dissolve underseal.
    
    http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8...
    
    If it works as well as the sales blurb suggests, it might be worth a go?
    
    : )
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      Posted By : Jason Chinn, 17-May-2005, 09:18pm
      
      Hot air paint stripper gun - tried a blow lamp but the neighbours got too excited and gathered to watch the "mad car nut". The twisted wire brush on an angle grinder works well but throws the stuff everywhere!
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        Posted By : Raymond Johncock, 17-May-2005, 10:49pm
        
        Hot air stripper then use engine degreaser or white spirits to soak off residue never fails leaves metal spotless.