hatchsub Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 my new EA81 coupe has a really ugly engine bay cause of the dealership yellowish crap that they sprayed on when this thing was new. I am using oven cleaner right now and thats getting the dirt out of the bay really well but not removing this undercoating. Does anyone have any good suggestions for getting rid of it? It looks terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 A metal putty knife and a gallon of Methel Ethel keytone -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Briggs had this stuff on his DC engine. I think he used a hammer Really, I dont recall how he got it off, but it was a pita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 yea for lack of time i may just say fug it and just clean the bay of the grease and grim and drop the motor and go. There will be other times to clean it just not so easily as now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Have you shown pics of this new coupe yet? Maybe I just missed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Have you shown pics of this new coupe yet? Maybe I just missed them. Haha no i havent. I was going to post up some pics of the whole process once i had it up and running but ill post a couple teasers. here is what my garage looks like. Sedan is to the right. Coupe engine about to come out Engine and tranny out My buddy Matt showing his love of subarus LMAO:lol: Thats the motor and tranny from the sedan out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Take some old rags/towells soak them w/ kerosene/gas/paint thinner/ or even water... and lay them on the metal pannels in the engine bay for a few days. Then go at it w/ a putty knife....be carful not to scratch the paint. You could also paint the engine bay w/ old motor oil, let it soak in for a few days, and then try scraping. The trick is getting it off w/o scratching/destroying the paint underneath. Now if I only had a trick to remove the asphalt undercoating from my 56 Bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 That thing looks great!! Where in the hell did you find that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Holy crap that thing is in great shape. Throw up some interior pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 interior is crap lol. The only thing good on it is the body. The motor and tranny are probably good to but it had carb problems and a messed up clutch. I bought it for the not crunched body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
()__1337_CRAYOLA__()> Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 look on the bright side no more fixing rust for a while at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobGoob Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Take some old rags/towells soak them w/ kerosene/gas/paint thinner/ or even water... and lay them on the metal pannels in the engine bay for a few days. Then go at it w/ a putty knife....be carful not to scratch the paint. You could also paint the engine bay w/ old motor oil, let it soak in for a few days, and then try scraping. The trick is getting it off w/o scratching/destroying the paint underneath. Now if I only had a trick to remove the asphalt undercoating from my 56 Bug. if you find anything let me know my 58bug and 82 singlecab both have the same problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 look on the bright side no more fixing rust for a while at least HAHA thats what u think. I thought it was rust free until i really looked. Its got rust..but not much. Its going to be cake to fix from my practice on the sedan. That will be done in the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Been using Gummout tar/bug remover. It was on sale at Walmart for 2$ a can. Sprayed and soaked for a few days. Works pretty good, got about 75% of the undercoating off of the bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Been using Gummout tar/bug remover. It was on sale at Walmart for 2$ a can. Sprayed and soaked for a few days. Works pretty good, got about 75% of the undercoating off of the bug. Oh nice Pete. I gotta try that at somepoint then. For now i gave up trying to make it look perfect under the hood and am focused on getting it on the road again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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