Underseal

Hi,

I need to get all the underseal off my car ready for sandblasting. The car has black underseal on top of the original yellowy vw underseal. I started by spinning the car over and soaking the underseal with white spirit and leaving it over night. After 2 hours scraping this is what I have now….  8O

The black stuff is coming off ok with a metal scraper, but is hardly touching the thick stuff under the wheel arches, exhaust tunnel and spare wheel well.  :dontknow:    What methods have you guys used to remove yours?  

Cheers jamie

I used a heat gun and a scraper then used wire wheels in a drill to get it completely back to bare metal. The wire wheels also removed the thicker stuff as well quite well.

wire wheels like these-
3pc Brass-Plated Wire Cup Brush Set - Metal Drill Angle Grinder Rust Paint Cleaning Wheel Tool Attachment - By Blackspur : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

ok i have a question why do you need to remove the underseal before sand blasting.
would'nt sand blasting remove the lot anyway?

The underseal is thick rubbery and uneven, I was thinking that it will be much better for the car and blaster by removing it 1st. Hopefully minimising any panel damage.

dont waste your time just blast it.

Old thread but found your pic in Google images and imediatly had to double take…

SNAP! (this was mine last week!)



How did you get on in the end Jimievo?