Tar board problems

norcalvw · Post by **norcalvw** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 5:25 pm

Hey everybody,
How the heck you you removel old tar board that are stuck really good? My rear area
from the back seat to the engine bay has a thick sheet of this tar board that I can't even chip it away. I want to scale it and POR-15 but the damn stuff is in the way any ideas? Thanks!

-Eric

bullyboy · Post by **bullyboy** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 6:38 pm

The easiest way we have found is to use a heat gun and a steel putty knife. Heat lift heat lift heat lift......it takes a little time but its worth it. We tried chemicals, scraping, grinding, etc. but this was the cleanest and most efficient.

norcalvw · Post by **norcalvw** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 8:47 pm

Thanks I was afraid you'd say that any idea how much a good heat gun goes for? I assume my wifes hair dryer won't cut it

Cheers,
Eric

radavidson · Post by **radavidson** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 9:34 pm

I use the little hand held blue bottle torch to heat it. I comes right off with a putty knife then.

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bullyboy · Post by **bullyboy** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 10:34 pm

mine cost $30 canadian that should translate to about $2 USF. Nyuk nyuk eh...They are cheap, buy one or rent one from your local tool rental place. We kicked ourselves for not trying this in the beginning after we stripped the tar boards off everything else except the floors using chemicals and loosing brain cells.

norcalvw · Post by **norcalvw** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 11:47 am

Hey duh I did'nt even consider the torch or the heat gun rental ha it's good to get other folks perspectives. Many thanks thanks for the great sugestions.

-Eric R

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gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 5:34 pm

Heat is good ,but i've allways hated removing that last mealted sticky layer.......... found out a couple of years back that the the rock-hard tar board could be easily removed with an air chisel...... or just a manual chisel.
But try the air chisel....... works done in no time!

Thomas

KgHiA71 · Post by **KgHiA71** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 10:57 pm

I used a propane torch and a putty knife, took me about 2 hours to remove everything and took it completly off. 1 propane tank did my whole car and i still had plenty left over, it cost me abuot 3 dollars. Im not sure how much the nozzle costs but it shouldnt be much.
Good luck!