Tar sound deadening removal? Update

"Santiago of Escuderia Boricua" (sdiglesias) 07/30/2015 at 17:13 • Filed to: Ralle36

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Update: totally working. This is most of the drivers side, about half a five gallon bucket. Coming out in big chunks mostly

Internet says heat gun. Going to grab a Harbor Freight one. Seems easier than dry ice, plus I can use it for other stuff. Thoughts?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 07/30/2015 at 17:20

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What kind of tar and how old? I had some that was fifty years old and rock hard, and rather than try a heat gun I washed some lacquer thinner over it and let it sit for a while. Softened up a lot, scraped off really easily. Granted, it was still inside a *tailgate*, so the job wasn’t easy, but the actual scraping was. Mostly.

HammerheadFistpunch > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 07/30/2015 at 17:26

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I’ve been thinking about this for a while since most of mine in the rear wheel wells is gone (chips off I guess), what are you planning on using to replace it?

Racescort666 > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 07/30/2015 at 17:33

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NO! Go buy some dry ice and chip it out with a screw driver.

Edit different video:

XJDano > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 07/30/2015 at 17:35

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Keep a fire extinguisher around. Just in case.

Echo51 > HammerheadFistpunch 07/30/2015 at 17:36

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Get real butyl rubber resonance deadner, not the asphalt stuff. it doesn’t stick well, and it will STINK in the summer.

Needmoargarage > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 07/30/2015 at 18:05

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Heat guns and tar is nasty business...I’d stick with dry ice.

However, that HF heat gun is all kinds of unexpected awesome. Got mine on sale (well, everything at HF is always on “sale” but even further discounted) and have abused the hell outta it. Never seems to die.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > HammerheadFistpunch 07/30/2015 at 18:39

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Nothing, because race car

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/30/2015 at 18:40

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99 e36 in Michigan. Going to try a heat cycle and the dry e tomorrow if it doesn’t work

HammerheadFistpunch > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 07/30/2015 at 18:40

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Thats what I thought right after I wrote it.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Needmoargarage 07/30/2015 at 18:41

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I’m not going to melt it. Bimmerforum suggests a heat cycle to get it brittle. I’ll try the dry ice tomorrow if it doesn’t work

Brickman > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 07/30/2015 at 18:50

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Mine fall off. I wondered what that black goo on wax paper was.

CapeFearFinn > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 07/30/2015 at 19:25

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I removed it from an old Grand Cherokee with a chisel and wire wheel. It was not fun but worked.