Tar Removal inside.. ??????????

Need to remove , looks like roof coating on the inside floor pans ,so I will be able to get it painted...It was put there so it wouldnt rust other than that the floors are solid..Or what is used to remove bedliner material..???????????????

Dont want to use gas ...Cant afford to by bottled propane....

 

tar and road oil remover ?
used to be a FLAPS product called just that
dealers sell it also

 

seems to me I recall that familiar odor.....
you're probably correct !

 

Heat gun,spatula, patience. Then copius amount of tar remover.

 

Thought about a blow torch ???????????? FIRE ?????????? not good...

Hopeing for old trick .......... hate to use kerosene or diesel to soften up due to the fact of painting afterwords...I think that stuff would leave an oily film hard for the paint to stick..

 

i know i used this stuff called goo be gone from walmart doiing cats yj... worked pretty well actually...

 

At the risk of sounding "redneck mechanic" a supervised halogen worklight placed a couple of inches off the surface will heat up a larger area at a time than a heat gun. I used this to get bedliner material out of a 49 Willy PU truck bed (2 days work). Use the heat gun for the hard to reach areas and crevises. Be careful of fumes! Well ventilated area (perferably outside) is a must! You'll still need to use some sort of "solvent" for residue.

Good luck!

Rob

BTW, the halogen lamps also work well for baking on paint for running gear, engine, transmission, etc...

 

Your best bet to remove your tar is just to take it to a tar store. They have the machines to do it and can even balance the new tar that you are putting on the rim.

 

The stuff you use before painting woks fairly well, Prep all or wax and grease remover. You should be able to get Prep all at Napa or wax and grease remover at auto paint supply store. From your description it sounds like they used some sort of body undercoating on your floors. Undercoating is usually an asphalt base or petroleum based material. As sugested above the heat gun may work best to get the most of it then use the Prep all to clean it up. At least that is what I would try.

 

Appreciate the input ..Gives me something to work with.. THANKS..

 

If it's been on there a while and is relatively brittle (as apposed to fresh and mushy), you might try a brass wire wheel on an angle grinder. I had some similar stuff on the inside of my fenders, but it was old and the wire wheel took it off pretty well.

Jim

 

Thanks TigerShark now thats one I will try.........