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on 30/12/2002 4:12 AM, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com at BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > Ben, are you talking about the calking that VW used to fill in the seams > (seam sealer)? If you are it should come right out as it gets harder with > age. Now, if you're talking about regular undercoating, you need a heat > source to soften it and then you can use a putty knife to scrape it off. If > you're going to use POR15 though, you need to sand blast it and then metal > prep it so the POR15 will stay in place. Yes, that is the stuff, the factory undercoating- unfortunately it hasn't all gone hard so a lot of it is stuck on there well. I will use one of those little disposable propane torch to heat it up. > It actually just clips in place, but if it has some rust showing, then the > clip part has rusted away. If this is the case you might want to glue it in > place. I hope this helps. The lip seems to be in good condition, should the clips be inside the seal itself? Thanks, Ben Doughney '75 1200L '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/