Chad suggested a good place to host pictures - you're all going to make me enter the 21st century whether I want to or not. Now I have to take some worthwhile photos since I have the artistic and creative talent of my cat.
Matthew ----- Original Message ---- From: Les Noriel <[email protected]> To: Matthew Yip <[email protected]>; a2-16v <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:53:25 PM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Undercoating Removal - Update That's really good to know. I read a restoration article for a BMW 635 that had similar challenges but found that it wasn't so successful. They tried the dry ice method as well as mechanical removal. They had too many rusted panels and had to start fresh. Great job! -Les -----Original Message----- >From: Matthew Yip <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 27, 2007 8:38 AM >To: a2-16v <[email protected]> >Subject: [a2-16v-list] Undercoating Removal - Update > >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 >_______________________________________________ >a2-16v-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list >For list archives, see listinfo link above. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
