How to clean glue residue off truck hood

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by cabmandone

Easy button: Go to the bone yard and buy a white hood off of an Avalanche or 1500 and call it a day. Gotta be a million white hoods from that era truck in the bone yards.

Where's the fun in that ? But yeah not a bad idea .

[911 Rod]

Leave it as is and everyone will admire the "patina"

[Zeke]

100 grit was a mistake. Yes, it softened the glue when what you really want is to freeze it.

I would get a pack of razor blades and a good holder. Once you get started just half overlap and use long strokes at the angle that doesn't dig in too much. You have to get under the goo. Since they dull relatively quickly they aren't worth cleaning. Flip them over for a new edge and then toss them.

You will still need to sand the remaining paint. I'd use 220 to start lubed with a little soap in water. That will aid in sanding and keep any residue from clogging the paper.

I do this kind of thing as part of restorations of many sorts. I have used steam so I should mention that. Steam and vinegar are the best ingredients for softening old PVA glue, which incidentally is not what you have there.

There are some solvents that will attack that adhesive. You probably can't buy them anymore and you really don't want to. I have some left over swimming pool epoxy paint thinner that must have come from another world. Scary stuff.

[rfuerst911sc]

Success !!! So thinking about what to try next I decided to try the Goof Off gel adhesive remover again . I sprayed it on in a fairly large area and let it set for 10 minutes . The plastic putty knife easily glided along with the adhesive forming a gooey wake .

In about 1.5 hours I stripped off 3/4 of the adhesive . Easy peazy . Tomorrow I will finish with the adhesive removal and then start sanding . Milt you are spot on 220 in soapy water should do the trick . Man this has been MUCH harder than I thought it would be .

[rfuerst911sc]

Hard to tell from the pic but all adhesive residue has been removed . I just finished rinsing it off . Went over it with a razor blade to remove all remaining tiny pieces of vinyl that were left behind . Now I can start wet sanding . The darker spots are where the ink from the vinyl bled into/onto the paint surface .

[rfuerst911sc]

Spent half the day on the hood sanding/wet sanding . I used 180 dry for a quick knock down then 220 wet . Other than where the paint lifted the hood is smooth . Built up 3 layers of primer on the areas I feathered where the paint lifted . Tomorrow the hood gets another round of 220 wet . Slowly getting there . I will need a very thin layer of bondo or glazing putty to finish off the lifted areas . I am happy so far .

[rfuerst911sc]

Went to the local body shop this morning that has painted Porsche parts for me in the past . To paint the hood and driver door ( it has some issues ) is $1400.00 . He would remove the hood but thought he would do the door on the truck . Same color with basecoat/clearcoat . We are going camping for a week during 4th of July so I have time to think about it . The guy isn't a hack , he does good work and has a nice shop/booth .

After thinking about doing this myself I have decided not to . I just am not setup to do it right . I may get another quote just to compare .

[GH85Carrera]

You really need a paint booth, and a bit off talent to paint a hood, and make it look really good, like it should if it was done right. And some wet sanding and polishing after the paint.

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

You really need a paint booth, and a bit off talent to paint a hood, and make it look really good, like it should if it was done right. And some wet sanding and polishing after the paint.

Sometimes we have to call " the guy " 😁 . I am willing to say this is one of those times .

[Sigman]

You might try some naptha, or cigarette lighter fluid as it's sometimes called.

[rfuerst911sc]

Dropped the truck off at the body shop after lunch today . He thinks it will be done by Friday . For me the easiest way to get it done . And done right .

[onewhippedpuppy]

Good call. Painting is a good thing to leave to the pros, it’s really hard to DIY and get professional level results.

[rfuerst911sc]

To close this out I just picked the truck up . He didn't like the old paint on the hood so he stripped it . He said the paint seemed brittle and was afraid it would peel . He didn't charge any extra so good by me . For a truck being 24 years old the color match is good , she's not a concourse winner
All I have left to do is install the hood wind deflector and we are ready for our 4th of July camping trip .

[cabmandone]

Kong rides again!!

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by cabmandone

Kong rides again!!

Indeed he does ! Like the energizer bunny he keeps on rolling . I am not far from rolling 200k miles so just broken in

[JackDidley]

Truck looks good.

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

Truck looks good.

Thanks

[wswartzwel]

Looks good! Have you given any thought to adding some vinyl graffics?

[rfuerst911sc]

^^^ too soon dude ....... too soon 😁