[TheUNZippee!]

I ordered my car with the extra factory undercoating, as at the time I was buying my Mustang, I wasn't sure if I would be able to afford a third car in the family, even if it was just a winter beater, and was going to have to throw some snows on my Stang and drive it all year.
Once I got the car, I realized the error of my thinking, and knew there would be no way I was going to be driving this car in the salt & snow.
So now my car has that thick, sticky factory undercoating under the hood, inside the doors, under the car, you name it, which I guess is great as it will protect the car that much longer, but I would like to remove it from the surfaces in the engine compartment and start dressing things up under the hood. And I haven't the foggiest clue on what to use that will remove it without damaging the paint.

Anyone ever done this, or have any ideas ?

[TheUNZippee!]

bump.

32 reads and not one idea huh. lol

k how bout if I give you a cute kitten:

[05Stang_WI]

I have the same problem.... sorry no words of wisdom here.

[TheUNZippee!]

Thanks for the reply just the same. I'm sure sooner or later someone will have an idea. I've had no luck googling on it.

[extropy]

Sorry, every method I'm aware of to remove it would require you to repaint afterwards. Undercoating is tough stuff and takes serious abrasives or chemicals to get it to let go. While that's good if you want it to stay, it does make removal difficult.

Wish I had better ideas for you.

[GTNorm]

I would go to home depot and try a product called goof-off. It can remove drips of paint off of a fiberglass bathtub . Takes a little elbow grease but didn't seen to harm the original finish. Good luck. BTW Zippee I was just up in Canada last weekend and had the opportunity to meet one of the owners of RM restorations and got the full tour.They have some amazing vehicles in there.I saw the only vehicle ever made by Daimler that is worth 6 million . I did get to see a 69 428 cobrajet mach 1 in there but it was probably the cheapest car in the place lol

[TheUNZippee!]

Thanks for the suggestion Norm, I'll give that a try.

Whereabouts where you in Canada Norm? Sounds like that was a cool place to visit.

[oldernewbie]

Hey Zippee...I got an idea...just ignore it! and maybe it will go away.

Did all that snow melt yet?

Good luck dude...I'm sure you'll come up with something!!!

[TheUNZippee!]

Thanks noob. lol

Yeah the snow has been gone for about a month or so.

[GTNorm]

I was in Windsor and Chatham .... anywhere near you?

[TheUNZippee!]

I don't live near there, but I work about 90 miles north of Windsor.

[roush06]

this is off topic but that kitten isn't really that cute....

search for a needle scaler..they are used to remove barnicles from boats...i have heard that this works quite effectively...

try this link this company has them
http://www2.northerntool.com/product-1/12817.htm

and here is a link w/ some other ideas as well

http://www.v8buick.com/archive/index.php/t-32370.html

good luck

[TheUNZippee!]

Thanks roush, I'll check that out.

[McMillin]

Originally Posted by roush06 this is off topic but that kitten isn't really that cute.... search for a needle scaler..they are used to remove barnicles from boats...i have heard that this works quite effectively... try this link this company has them http://www2.northerntool.com/product-1/12817.htm and here is a link w/ some other ideas as well http://www.v8buick.com/archive/index.php/t-32370.html good luck

I would not use a needle scaler on sheet metal, I have one on my boat and we use it for heavy rust removal and when we are welding, it removes the slag really good. It would put dents in sheet metal, it's a real agressive tool....JM

[TheUNZippee!]

I hear that. I think perhaps roush was figuring I would be taking it down to bare metal, which I may wind up doing in the future if I can't get it off. I'll hopefully figure something out eventually before having to do that, but I've done it before, so I'm not shy about yanking the engine out to get it done. I have a buddy with a shop and an engine hoist to do it if it comes to that. I'm going to try a few things tomorrow. Yesterday I couldn't find the goo-off Norm suggested up here, so I'll get when I'm down in the states next week.

[HMUSN]

mmmm deep tissue.

[TheUNZippee!]

LMAO

*cough stalker cough*

[HMUSN]

hush now before i spray you with neosporin

[TheUNZippee!]

rofl that shit really is the best.

[HMUSN]

yea it really is good stuff.

(i wonder what ppl are thinking about the sudden change of topic)

but only on surface cuts.

if you get in the deep tissue it can cause Dermatitis.