Hi RAMVA!
The SB I found a couple of days ago for parts and body sections has a thick layer of a tar like substance in the trunk. I don't know if a PO did that for waterproofing it or the gas leaked and formed that. What is the best way to remove that? wire brush? chemicals? ir should I just scrape it?
A heat gun (is like a turbocharged hair dryer) and a scraper. You could also use some solvent like acetone to clean up the remainder.
-ANT
Good, I have a big heat gun here I could use. acetone? I would have to get a couple of gallons.
You may want to try several different types of solvent before you buy large quantities. Different undercoatings react to different solvents, ya know?
-ANT
ANT wrote in this freaking newsgroup:
Cool, I have massive quantities of Tectyl (tar like substance) in the trunk of my SB and always wanted to remove it, but too lazy to try different methods. Since I have a heat gun, I think I'll give it a shot. It seems that the PO wanted this car to be super water resistant, so he/she literally dipped it in tar (well, not the external body panels).
I'm wondering now about the dangers of working with the heat gun close to the gas tank.
Ant (the other one)
Dontcha mean "friggin" newsgroup? ;-)
I doubt a heat gun will get the gas hot enough to be a problem. It's not like you'd be holding a torch against the tank. Perhaps leaving the cap off and a fan blowing nearby would be a good idear. You're going to want plenty of fresh air working with whatever solvents anyway.
-ANT (the original and vastly superior one, don't accept substitutions, your mileage may vary)
Corrected:
ANT wrote in this friggin' newsgroup:
and keep away from ALL fuel sources!! so remove the tank and block up ALL nearby fuel lines...
fuel + heat = bad
The "cool one"? LOL Now I gotta go wipe as I laffed so hard. Who luvs ya baybee?
-ANT (all Ants are kool!)
Mexican food + My butt = Bad
And stay away from these oil cans, he hates these oil cans!!
-ANT
ANT wrote in this friggin' newsgroup:
Ask ur wife..
Couldn't agree more.
Ant
Ask my wife? I'd need a time machine to go into the future to ask her. Unlike most of my buds who'd need to use a Ouija board (nuff said)
-ANT
Lipstick on shirt + wife = BAD
They don't want to - no green card / immigration visa !
blonde Asian ????
Named Sylvia, No doubt.
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