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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:11 pm Post subject: Removing Seam Sealer |
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In an effort to fix my squishy floors I'm going to remove the seam sealers so that I can re-weld the floor where it's wobbly so they don't bounce. How should I go about doing this? I've tried using a wire brush on the drill but it's removed it but not the part in the cracks between the tunnel and the floor. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
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theKbStockpiler Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2012 Posts: 2316 Location: Rust Belt
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: Removing Seam Sealer |
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Heat gun and physical means while still hot. _________________ My beetle is not competing with your beetle. I have the yellow beetle in my town. There is a red one, a green one ......
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:02 pm Post subject: Re: Removing Seam Sealer |
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I don't think a heat gun is necessary, but I'll try. The stuff is peeling off everywhere else . My other problem is that it may be underneath the pan on the lip so how would I go about getting that off too? _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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beetlenut Samba Member
Joined: May 27, 2009 Posts: 2983 Location: RI
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: Removing Seam Sealer |
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I just used a putty knife. Sometimes I would heat the end of it with a torch to get thru thick areas. Then I used an 80 grit flap wheel to get the remaining down to bare steel. In some tight areas where even the putty knife wouldn't fit, I'd use small screwdrivers or razor knifes. Whatever works to get the job done. Not the best job to do, but necessary to move on to the good stuff! _________________ scrapyards are for quitters
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: Removing Seam Sealer |
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Ok I'll try that guys, but what if it got under the pan... _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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