Wife used WD-40 to get labels off, and I seem to remember using it to get a paper gasket off. I would try whatever spray solvents I had on hand; Blaster, Aerokroil, brake cleaner, etc. Gerry
Curley McLain wrote: > Its aluminum. I won't take a power tool to it. Scraping is slow with > a razor blade. about 1/16th to 1/32 of a square inch at a time, if you > get a good bite. Most of the time you don't get a good bite. Still a > danger of gouging the aluminum. THe $ hit is probably 5-10 thousandths > " thick. Too thick to get a good seal with a new gasket. I think I > have most of the first one scraped down to where the $ hit is only .001 > to .003 thick. > > Tried denatured alcohol. It made the thick spots easier to see, but no > solvent qualities I could see. I might try paint stripper next. I got > so disgusted I quit for today. > > > G Mann via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > March 31, 2018 at 4:35 PM > > If you are scraping gasket material off of a cast iron surface, I've found > > the Harbor Freight vibration saw [the one on sale for $15 ] with the > > scraper blade that can be bought for it, is the best thing since canned > > beer. > > > > If the stuck gasket is on aluminum... proceed at your own caution, The > > tool > > can get pretty aggressive and I fear damage to the surface would / could > > happen. > > > > On cast material.. .Bobs your uncle. I peeled a 40 yr old head gasket off > > heads and block that would otherwise only come off with a surface grinder. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
