Hadn't thought of a plastic chisel to save the paint but it makes sense. I'll try that next time.
Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Lee & Tracy Grimes'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'danny'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:06 AM Subject: RE: Re: Removing black rubber mat? > 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. > > > > > > > >
