RE: [T3] Undercoating

["Jaranson, John (J.W.)" <jjaranso@ford.com>]

Dennis -

It is a good idea to remove the undercoating.  Like you said, it tends to
crack and then promote rust rather than prevent it.

I removed mine with a paint stripping heat gun and a metal scraper.  It is
messy and smelly, but works good.  Sandblasting is not very effective.  The
undercoating tends to get gooey and then just get moved around on the
surface.  Plus you take off the paint around the area too.  If you are
careful you can leave the paint pretty much untouched with the heat gun and
scraper.

Good luck.

Later,
John Jaranson
'71 FI Auto Fasty (Jane)
http://hometown.aol.com/jaransonT3



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