After receiving numerous responses - many, many thanks for the input, I decided to try the least expensive route first. Go figure, a VW owner who drives almost antique cars that's cheap - who'd have thunk it <G>
I picked up some Mar-Hyde Aircraft Stripper @ the local Advanced Auto or whatever it was called. I sprayed it on the front wheel wells but didn't have much of an expectation since the OE undercoating is seeming impervious to anything. However the smell of this stuff made me think that it might have a fighting chance since it has a strong ammonia smell and I think it reduced my life-expectancy be a few years. The long and short story is "This stuff works GREAT!!" The thin stuff (1-3mm) lifted off with a chisel (my version of a putty knife) while the thicker stuff (4-8mm) took some gentle persuasion with the chisel and hammer. All told, it took one complete can (16 oz?) and 5 hours to strip, wire brush and paint the front fender wells. If I could figure out how to download photos to the web, I'd post the "after" pictures. The only side effects are some minor brain damage and some other things that I can't remember... Who are you people again? Matthew ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL
