I am in the process of peeling the undercoating off of my camaro. was wandering if anyone had any helpful tips to make this process any easier? thanks

 

Good luck. I will be attempting mine in a few months also. I have read on the net that soaking the undercoat with diesel or kerosene softens it up. I did my front wheel wells with a heat gun. It was a slow process, and I was not too happy with the results. So I intend to go the kerosene route.

 

I have a tool that erases stripes and decals. They sell wire brushes for the same tool that we have nicknamed an alligator, that thing will eat up anything but metal. They aren't cheap but if you have an air compressor you may want to see about borrowing one unless you're in the body work business, then you almost have to own one.

 

Since Kerosene is not as easy to find here (S. Texas) as gasoline,
that was the solvent I used. Lots of Scotch-Brite, disposable rags, and
elbow grease. Use something disposable (like large cardboard, or 6-mil
landscaping plastic) to protect the floor, cause it will be incredibly messy.

The good news is that this method will leave the gray epoxy-like primer
underneath (which is very tough), in-tact. (From there, I put DupliColor
truck bed liner on the floor pan/chasis, and a black epoxy in the fender
wells.)

Good luck, and keep us posted.

 

travlr has the right idea. I did the bedliner coating too. Gives it a nice tough finish that looks good too!


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I had good luck with Goo Gone spray gel and a plastic scraper. Makes a mess but works pretty well.

 

Thanks for all the advice fellas! greatly appreciated! I also used a heat gun and scraper for the most part. but finished it off with a paint stripping wheel from 3M that you can pick up from walmart. the wheel eats it up like butter. here are a couple of picks of the wheel wells that I finished up a little bit ago. thanks again for the help!

http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/...ps816c3c45.jpg
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Damn that looks great. Did you use any seam sealer?