[urq] removing the pvc coating

[Patrick Carlier]

Pvc coating , or whatever they used in the 80's . I don't really know what it is exactly . 

Been scraping and scratching and tapping all day with a hammer and a blunt screwdriver 
and all kinds of tools to get rid of the white coating used on the underbody and wheel arches  . 

So I was wondering 
Is there  a more decent way to get it of ? 
A solvent maybe or a heat gun .
 
Especially once I get the majority off , there are usually some remains . 
Would be nice to be able to wash them off . 

Most of the time the sheetmetal is in very good shape if the coating hasn't cracked  . 
Pity they didn't apply a layer of zinc or chromate primer first . That would have protected 
the steel even if the pvc coating wwas damaged . 
Oh well , can't complain , all in all for a 30 year old car ,  the body work is minor . 


Pat 




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