Alright,

The previous owner of my car sprayed rubber undercoating EVERYWHERE under the car, which is good, and all under the hood also....NOT so good.



The areas in the yellow circles are my main concern, it looks very dirty and tacky with all of that just spattered on there.

What kind of cleaner / solvent will take that stuff off?

 

Items like laquer thinner, paint thinner, and maybe gasoline will soften that stuff up Will have to use some stiff bristle brushes, scrapers etc. to help the removal. Not a fun job, and you do risk damaging the paint underneath. Make sure to disconnect your battery, too, with all those flammable liquids in use.

This is why I hate undercoating. It is very hard to remove and if water gets underneath it, it causes major rot. There are better ways to protect against rust.

Good luck, man.

 

i would stay away from paint or laquer thinner and gasoline. Try acresol or a autobody solvent it wont damage the paint and you should be able to find it in any auto parts. it will loosen it up then just scrape most of it up with something that wont scratch the paint. an old credit or dept card works good. whats left over can be wiped down with some more solvent and a rag. not a fun job and very messy but itll come off pretty easily. i

 

will paint thinner damage the paint?

More then likely a dumb question but oh well

 

I would say it would. i dont think it would take the paint off but it probable would fade it. automotive body solvent is the way to go and youll be surprised at how easily it comes off.

 

My old Berlinetta was like that, what I can best reccommend is that you get a new wirewheel for your dremel, and go to town, wear eye protection though, as that stuff gets everywhere.

 

we take dry ice on it in our race car, never used it in them spots.
inside put it on foor pan and hit with hammer

 

wirewheel? would that damage the paint?

 

Well, just from testing it out in a little spot, it doesnt seem to have faded the paint at all.

Is there a dremel bit out there that is kinda like a nylon brush?

 

Yes there is. but i think a little elbow grease would do the trick. like mentioned your going to get that stuff all over the place with a dremel. i did the floor pans on my car and it came up real easy. the solvent should make it soft enough to just wipe off. at least it did in my case. good luck and remember rome wasnt built in a day.

 

TREK, where can Acrysol be purchased? Is it sold under other names? I looked it up and it looks to be perfect for removing undercoating, but I didn't find any place that sold it.