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Old 26-07-2013, 09:08 PM
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Default Removing Underseal etc

I have my car on the spit, now i am ready to start stripping all the underseal road dirty off etc, but what do people use? I have drills and a angle grinder but i dont want to use something that will damaged the panel and cause me more work

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Old 26-07-2013, 09:19 PM
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Id try a angle grinder with a big wire wheel.
Old 26-07-2013, 09:23 PM
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A high pressure steam cleaner will help a load as it should get off all the loose and also soften the underseal so it can be scraped or ground off much easier
Old 26-07-2013, 09:32 PM
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i used this on mine.
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Old 26-07-2013, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cozzy jeff
i used this on mine.
they are good, and don't really damage the metal (just wear goggles and long sleeves as the little bits of metal fly off and stab you
Old 26-07-2013, 10:28 PM
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yeah i can vouch for that.
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I used petrol, a brush and a rag

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Old 27-07-2013, 06:36 AM
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Diy heat gun and scraper long job but worth it.
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If you are stripping it to bare metal a wire knot wheel like the 1 above is the way to go.

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Old 27-07-2013, 07:49 AM
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Cheers guys

Will get a wire wheel ordered, yeah I want to bare metal it!

Thanks for the heads up Twins I'll make sure got a jumper and googles on!


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