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Best way to get rid of this crapola?
Heat? Solvent? Putty knife?
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10-13-2006, 06:23 AM
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exacto knife or razor blades should do it.
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10-13-2006, 06:29 AM
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The material is like hard asphalt. Most of it chips off. The rest use some heat and a putty knife.
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Last weekend, I used a screw driver and hammer to chip the stuff off so I could crank the camber full negative on my car. I still need to go in there with a shop vac and get all the chips out of my car.
I'll have to lower the strut later and give it a full cleaning. Last edited by MotoSook; 10-13-2006 at 06:41 AM.. |
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10-13-2006, 06:41 AM
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It's tough typing with one eye looking out for your boss to come bust you surfing the web
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10-13-2006, 06:56 AM
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Souks gonna write a book - 101 ways to use a BFH for Porsche Maintenance...
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LOL...my tool box is never missing a 3 lbs sledge with stubby handle
Dam useful tool that is.I was in a rush (I arrived at the track late!) to get the camber cranked in before the next session, so a screw driver and "happer" was the best method. As for book...it's in the works
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10-13-2006, 07:04 AM
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I did this just last weekend. It's a mild PITA. I used the screwdriver method; didn't need a hammer. Just slowly chip and scrape it away. If it's brittle enough, you can actually just keep hitting it at a right angle with the tip of the screwdriver and it'll chip out fairly easily.
Protect your eyes, and have the shopvac nearby. I made the mistake of using citrus solvent afterwards to really clean it up. It makes a mess. I didn't finish this completely since there was going to be/has been some weld-in RSR style strut braces, but what I started doing was sanding out the rest of the black stuff, down to metal, and then primed the area with etching primer. I did this on the underside too, as I was swapping in new Elephant camber plates. Careful when you clean off the pressure spreader plates. I chipped and then cleaned with solvent, and I was shocked to find the plating coming off with the solvent. WTF?! BTW, if anyone wants to buy a pair of stock mounts, holler. For that matter, a Weltmeister strut brace too.
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My vote is for a heat gun ($10, Harbor Freight) and a stiff putty knife. Will take off any kind of hardened goo, sealant, paint, etc. easily. I'd bend a simple sheet-metal shield to put against the hood weatherstrip so you don't damage it, though. A million and one uses around the house, shop and garage. They last a couple years, burn out and you buy another one for $10.
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10-13-2006, 08:36 AM
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Thanks guys!
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I used a hair dryer and a stiff plastic knife, followed up with Goo Gone to get mine completely removed. It WILL chip away just fine (I cringed when the alignment guy had to remove some), but you risk marring the paint, and I didn't want to use any type of metal putty knife for the same reason.
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10-13-2006, 09:08 AM
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hammer and slightly dull chisel - better than screwdriver
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10-13-2006, 12:14 PM
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If we're talkin' the hard stuff around the outer edges...maybe even try dry ice and getting them real *cold*...before gently whacking away with a dull chisel or screwdriver blade....
Just like for attacking the tar-type undercoating or inside sound deadening material..this has been reported to work. - Wil
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10-13-2006, 12:32 PM
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I've heard of someone freezing that crap and having it break into a milliion pieces.
I'm not sure with what to suggest you freeze it? Doug
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1st dry ice, then liquid N - be sure you know what you're doing so you don't kill yourself..
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10-13-2006, 01:32 PM
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Didn't I just suggest dry-ice?
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Gone to California
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