[DeTomaso] Undercoating removal?

[Rob Dumoulin]

My car had what seemed to be layers and layers of undercoating applied the
years prior to me getting it and I appreciate the fact that there is no rust
on her.  I found that the electric scraper I bought from Harbor Tools for
about $20 (my memory eludes me with my age, but it weren't too much) was
good for getting a bulk of the undercoating off. If you smoke, at this
point, I suggest you quit.  Next, soak a rag in kerosene and place over each
area you want to remove.  Place a plastic garbage bag over it and keep
it ventilated. Wait an hour or so, remove the coverings, and wipe it all
down with a fresh rag soaked in kerosene.  In a pinch, I used diesel, but it
didn't work as well.

For God sakes, don't blow yourself up doing it though.

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 3:05 PM, cullen mccann
<clarkwgriswold2nd at gmail.com>wrote:

> Good afternoon friends,
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> I have tried searching the archives for this but I get a message that its
> "reindexing, try again later" so I'm not sure if that's my computer issue
> or
> on the archive side. I'll bet this question has come up before and really
> probably isn't specific to Panteras. What have you all found is the easiest
> way to remove the undercoating on a Pantera short of chemical stripping the
> whole car? I can easily have the whole car blasted with soda or shells,
> safely. But I have mixed feelings about dipping, and mostly there isn't
> anyone around here that will do it. Blasting really doesn't touch it of
> course, some heavy grit sand or aluminum oxide grit will slowly take it off
> of other projects but I hate to be that aggressive with the car at this
> state.
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> Other options? Heat gun and putty knife? I've heard gasoline but that
> sounds
> scary.
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> Do some not worry about it? I mean if the panel is coming out then the
> undercoating will come with it obviously, and I can clean up around my
> connection area, and for the areas like my passenger wheelhouse that appear
> to be rust free and nearly perfect, should I just leave it alone? I don't
> necessarily mind the undercoating there long term but I would probably
> prefer to restore the chassis in a metal-only state and re-apply corrosion
> protection of my own choice and manner, etc.
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> Thoughts are always appreciated.
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> Cullen
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> 3925
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