Cleaning a Body

House of Darts · 08-15-2008, 11:53 PM

I sell an American made tool that is specifically designed to remove undercoating. After doing several cars with a torch and steel wool and solvent, this is the best solution. The specialized wheel has done 3 cars and still works well. It will also take off paint although it isn't 100%.

Dwight Southerland · 08-16-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by House of Darts

I sell an American made tool that is specifically designed to remove undercoating. After doing several cars with a torch and steel wool and solvent, this is the best solution. The specialized wheel has done 3 cars and still works well. It will also take off paint although it isn't 100%.

Tell me more.

JRyan · 08-16-2008, 12:40 PM

Dwight,

Snap-On sells what they call the Crud Cutter. It's designed for the purpose of taking undercoating off. It's very similar sounding to what the other gentlemen was taking about. It has specialized wheels to remove the undercoating. I've been debating purchasing one but, haven't talked to anyone that's tried it yet.

Rick Ryan

House of Darts · 08-19-2008, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Tell me more.

It's an air powered tool. The cutting end has a series of wire hooks at a specific angle. The tool runs at a lower rpm. You do not have to bear down on the tool. If you do, the cutting quality goes down. You have to be a little disciplined at let the tool work for you. It comes with a rubber wheel for removing decals and pin striping. Everything about this tool is USA made. The air tool alone will probably last 20 yrs. with good maintenance. Send me a PM and I'll give you all the details if you are interested. Thanks

John Duzac · 08-19-2008, 01:20 AM

Grant, Dwight and everyone who reads this post: When you are building a car you are trying to do as good of a job as possible. When me and my partner was building our Camaro, it was not an over night project. Instead, it took a year of working on it every hour we could. We started with a good rust free car from Roswell, New Mexico. When we looked under the car for the first time, we were surprised to see no rust! Best of all, very little undercoating. I mentioned pride in an earlier post. In order for the project to come out well, it takes pride as a motivater. I Invite anyone to look under my car and see what hard work can do and of course, Pride!

Jesse Knapp · 08-20-2008, 12:21 AM

Dwight and anyone else attempting to clean the underside of their car(s). The undercoating on these old cars had asbestos in it. Try to keep the dust down. Wear dust masks or maybe wet it down, especially if you're under the car. I spent many hrs. under my 69 camaro with wire wheels, putty knives, etc. I was black each time I came out. I finished the underside and painted it glossy black. About a couple yrs. later I read an article warning about the asbestos in these products. Wish I'd known about it then. I assume they quit using asbestos in undercoatings when it became known for health hazards. I know it was in the coatings on the 60's and 70's era cars.

08-15-2008, 11:53 PM	#1
House of Darts Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 346 Likes: 19 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Cleaning a Body I sell an American made tool that is specifically designed to remove undercoating. After doing several cars with a torch and steel wool and solvent, this is the best solution. The specialized wheel has done 3 cars and still works well. It will also take off paint although it isn't 100%.

08-16-2008, 12:40 PM	#3
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Cleaning a Body Dwight, Snap-On sells what they call the Crud Cutter. It's designed for the purpose of taking undercoating off. It's very similar sounding to what the other gentlemen was taking about. It has specialized wheels to remove the undercoating. I've been debating purchasing one but, haven't talked to anyone that's tried it yet. Rick Ryan

08-19-2008, 01:20 AM	#5
John Duzac Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Covington, La Posts: 311 Likes: 63 Liked 83 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Cleaning a Body Grant, Dwight and everyone who reads this post: When you are building a car you are trying to do as good of a job as possible. When me and my partner was building our Camaro, it was not an over night project. Instead, it took a year of working on it every hour we could. We started with a good rust free car from Roswell, New Mexico. When we looked under the car for the first time, we were surprised to see no rust! Best of all, very little undercoating. I mentioned pride in an earlier post. In order for the project to come out well, it takes pride as a motivater. I Invite anyone to look under my car and see what hard work can do and of course, Pride! __________________ John Duzac D/S 4448 STK

08-20-2008, 12:21 AM	#6
Jesse Knapp Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Cleaning a Body Dwight and anyone else attempting to clean the underside of their car(s). The undercoating on these old cars had asbestos in it. Try to keep the dust down. Wear dust masks or maybe wet it down, especially if you're under the car. I spent many hrs. under my 69 camaro with wire wheels, putty knives, etc. I was black each time I came out. I finished the underside and painted it glossy black. About a couple yrs. later I read an article warning about the asbestos in these products. Wish I'd known about it then. I assume they quit using asbestos in undercoatings when it became known for health hazards. I know it was in the coatings on the 60's and 70's era cars. __________________ Jesse Knapp 4899 STK, SS