[T2] Undercoating removal tip

[John Dillon]

Not sure if I posted this before but I used a heat gun and paint scrapper to get off the bulk then a pump spray bottle full of gasoline - did about 1 sq ft at a time and kept a hose running to wash the gas away.  Worked really well then POR 15'd underneath - back in like 96 - still looks great under there 

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> On Mar 27, 2014, at 9:35 PM, Dan Bessom <grtfldan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ive used the zinc spray, It works great.
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 9:32 PM, David Kelly <volknstein at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I did it the hard way. I used a hammer and a flat screw driver. I chipped
>> it away with that. I had already removed all of the suspension parts, the
>> engine and the trans. I had thought that undercoating caused the rust
>> problems like you mentioned, but I discovered the opposite. Where there was
>> undercoating, there was bright beautiful paint underneath, even under the
>> loose undercoating. I did find that people have the bad habit of spraying
>> undercoating over rust to hide it before they sell the vehicle.
>> Undercoating is very oily to start with, which is great for rust
>> prevention.  I'm using POR15 chassis black to repaint the underside of my
>> bus and then I'm using plain ole undercoating in the wheel wells over that.
>> I am going to contact POR15 before spraying undercoating over their product
>> first to make sure they play well together.
>> 
>> Also, Eastwood makes a zinc based product in a spray can that is made to
>> go inside body cavities and hollow frames. It is a internal frame coating.
>> It comes with a 2 foot straw that sprays in all directions at the tip.
>> Insert the straw in a hole in the frame, pull the Trigger while slowly
>> pulling out the straw. It is suppose to neutralize existing rust and
>> prevent new rust. Cool stuff. I'm definitely doing this.
>> 
>> 
>> David Kelly
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> On Mar 27, 2014, at 12:41 PM, Joe Average <joeaverage at frontiernet.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> - - - Since you have the undercoating off, are you going to put it back
>> on...
>>> 
>>> ...So any good pointers on things I could differently? Missing ideas or
>> thoughts?
>>> 
>>> Chris in TN
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