I have done 2 cars before and the way I did them was using a heavy plastic scraper/ chisel and hammering it at an angle. This way it did not damage the paint under the "tar". I then used bug and tar remover for the remaining little bit left. It is a lot of work like Lee says and is only worth a few pounds. There are easier ways to reduce weight. I am on a diet. I figure I can loose 10 Lbs by summer!
Ryan > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Lee & Tracy Grimes > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:42 PM > To: danny; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: CRX: Re: Removing black rubber mat? > > > This is something that we have to do with the racecars and is > a real pain in > the butt. There are several ways of doing it. Basically it > is a felt or > fibre material soaked in resin and tar that is applied hot > and self sticks > to the metal when it cools, there really does not appear to > be a seperate > adhesive below. > > You can use a heat gun and get it gooey again and scrape with > a putty knife > but you will get a lung full of some nasty smelling, smoky > stuff that can't > be healthy. Been there, inhaled that. Several people > suggest that you let > it get super cold and get brittle and chip off again with a > putty knife or > screw driver or bash it with hammer. Depending on where you > are in the > country and how cold your winter is, I have heard letting the car sit > outside over night can work. I have done all of mine mine in > the summer so > I'd go to the local welding supply store and buy blocks of > dry ice and let > the stuff freeze the tar to make it brittle for chipping. > Not as easy as it > might sound but it does work. I have not found a chemical > solvent yet that > does a decent job however paint thinner or lots of brake > cleaner will soften > the small remaining smudges enought to be wiped away after > the majority of > the stuff has been removed by other means. > > Any way you do it, it is not easy work and takes many hours > of elbow grease. > Very slow going but you will get there. After doing four or > five cars like > this, I don't know any better methods. When done, the > material is gone but > you have lots of little scrapes in the paint below from the > metal tools so > you will need to repaint the floorboard. I have usually > found that all that > material is worth only about 6 lbs. or so of weight savings. > I have never > stripped the underside of the car but am told that under > coating is a softer > material and a very high pressure washer with hot water or > steam strips it > best. > > If anyone has any easier or cleaner way, I'd sure like to > hear it. It is > probably the most unpleasant parts of stripping a car. > > Lee > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "danny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 8:11 PM > Subject: CRX: Removing black rubber mat? > > > > Does anyone have any clue on how to take out the black > rubber matting > > underneath the carpet. Its an 89 si, and im trying to > strip the whole > > interior down to the metal, but that stuff seems like its > cemented to the > > frame. Any tips, thanx, danny. > > > >
