Undercoating removal...Success!

[scirocco at powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

I had pretty good luck with the part of it burning.  It would burn when
the torch was on it, but when I removed the torch it would go out shortly.
Maybe it has something to do with the age of the stuff or something.  I
wouldn't guarantee that someone else's car wouldn't catch fire.

John



At 06:06 PM 11/18/03 -0800, Ron Pieper wrote:

> > "John C. Worden" <scirocco@powerlink.net> wrote:
> > Forgot to throw this on to my last post about the rotisserie. I was
> > peeling some loose undercoating off the '78 this evening when I thought 
> of trying a
> > propane torch to see if I could cook it off...
>
>
>I used a standard heat gun (like a super hair dryer) and it worked 
>wonders.  Add $2 for a cheapo
>putty knife and you're down to the paint in no time.  Without the high 
>risk of an open flame
>(although this can and does ignite the tar, if you're not careful).
>
>Have heard of the dry ice trick, but have not tried it.
>
>Ron
>
>
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