[DeTomaso] Fwd: Scraping & Sanding - Suggestions?

michael at michaelshortt.com michael at michaelshortt.com
Mon Nov 17 15:24:02 EST 2008


 Buy a heatgun, a normal hairdryer will burn out in 15-20 minutes of use.
19.95 at Harbor Freight

Michael in Savannah

  On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Erik Anderson <
eanderson at geotracinternational.com> wrote:

> Well, I removed all the heat fabric from the cockpit side of my firewall
> this weekend, including the pieces on the bulkhead cover.  The old
> material came off fairly easily, but there is some glue and other
> material (sealer/rubber) that must now be scraped off.  Two questions
> ...
>
> - Any suggestions for what tools to use for the scraping?  I was
> thinking that a blow-dryer and 4" drywall taping knife would get me to
> the bare metal fairly easily.
>
> - Any suggestions for the type of sandpaper (specific grit) to use to
> finish the job?
>
> The next step will be to Dynamat/Koolmat the firewall - so I'd like as
> smooth and clean a surface as possible.  I'm probably going to do my
> floor pans afterwards as well.
>
> Thanks in advance for your feedback.
>
> EA
> #3528
>
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