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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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just spent two hours trying too remove it from one of my wheel
arches using wd40 and rags and its a right pain in the arse,just wondering would a heat gun be any better at removing it as i have the rest of the
under side to do

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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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Try petrol mate, that's what I used on my underside, got all the crap off a treat, be warned it foes get very messy and smelly! lol worth it in the end
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 09:24 PM
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I used a angle grinder and a drill both with wire brush attachments for mine... hard work, and really messy.. came out well though.

I've been told that the best thing to use is actually to get down to B&Q and buy an electric tile scraper. this will not only get shot of the normal underseal but also the minging rubbery stuff that my car was covered in.
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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ps. don't use thinners or paint stripper as when you paint it, the nitromors or what ever will seep out of any seams and ruin the paintwork!!
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 11:39 PM
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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as said grinder/rill n wire brush attachments work a treat.

we actually use an air powered device we got ages ago from a neighbour, it was ued down the docks to remove barnicles from ships, so underseal and wat not is a formality!!!

unfortunatily i have no idea wat its meant to be called!!!!
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chiz
as said grinder/rill n wire brush attachments work a treat.

we actually use an air powered device we got ages ago from a neighbour, it was ued down the docks to remove barnicles from ships, so underseal and wat not is a formality!!!

unfortunatily i have no idea wat its meant to be called!!!!
A sand blaster?
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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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wot u need is 4 huge wire wheels an angle grinder a blow torch a wall paper scraper and a brother who owes u money to do it (lol) it took him probably a week to do it on and off on my s2 and thats the all of the underneath back to bare metal
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 07:26 PM
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not sure about what to use on your wheels but on the underside of my rs1600i i used an electric chisel scraper



set me back 9.99 from that cheap supermarket Lidl, with 3 yr warranty too, lol
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