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Re: [Spridgets] Undercoating

To: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>, "Dean Hedin"
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Undercoating
From: "ldsp" <60bugeye@cebridge.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 20:27:51 -0500
Concours standards list all th places to be undrcoated.  I will look them up 
later tonight and send the info.  Right now I am off to paint on a job I am 
doing (office doors in a buisness) so I cant do it until around 3 am.

Leo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
To: "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001@comcast.net>
Cc: "spridgets list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Undercoating


> Dean,You said "Bugeyes did have original  undercoating is certain areas" 
> are
> those the areas Frank undercoats, which are just under the boot & under 
> the
> bonnet blinker area?
> Lin
> PS Where is this type of documentation listed?
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Dean Hedin <dlh2001@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Undercoating is one of those double edged swords.
>>
>> One one hand it was kind of a good thing that some previous owner
>> undercoated
>> the vehicle back in during the earlier life of the vehicle.   It may be 
>> one
>> of the reasons that you have
>> something decent to restore today because it prevented a lot of 
>> corrosion.
>>
>> On the other hand it's a bear to remove.
>>
>> It's kind of like fine art restoration in the respect that long ago there
>> were preservation
>> methods employed that would be frowned upon given the state of the art
>> today.
>>
>> One should also be aware that Bugeyes did have original  undercoating is
>> certain areas.
>> Are you sure you want to remove it all?
>>
>>
>> I've had good results removing old undercoat with one of these:
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=65700
>>
>> The vibrating scraper shaves off the undercoat really well.   You will 
>> have
>> to pause time to time to clean the blade.  I would also sharpen the blade
>> every so often.
>>
>> BTW, This tool has been very handy for a bunch of other restoration 
>> tasks.
>>
>> As a sander, I have used it to remove blemishes from the cockpit surround
>> aluminum
>> before I buffed them out.
>>
>> I also used it to sand in the tight spots under the bonnet before 
>> painting.
>>
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