Re: [Amc-list] removing undercoating with dry ice
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Re: [Amc-list] removing undercoating with dry ice



I've had good luck (and a bit less fire danger than with a propane torch) 
using an electic heat gun.  It allows for fast removal, but is easy to 
control.

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] removing undercoating with dry ice


> Pretty interesting info.
> I know years ago a guy I knew worked at a junkyard and used to freeze 
> inspection stickers
> Take them off of cars and use them on his own!
> I'm pretty sure they caught him.
> Anyway another friend tried it years later and they apparantly revised the 
> glue as the newer stickers self distructed.
>
> I have a couple of floor panels I cut out of the 990H car to use in the 
> convert. If I get access to some dry ice, I'll give it a shot to see if it 
> works.  Otherwise a propane torch will work on floors, especialy if they 
> aren't hooked to a car :]
>
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
> " Chronic Pain Hurts"
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
>> you can go on ebay, buy a dry ice "machine" or build
>> one. they are easy to build. go to your local pepsi or
>> coke distributor, or find someone (like myself) who
>> has access to co2 canisters.
>>
>> as my family owns a c-store, we have the co2 bottles
>> for fountain machines. we also have a dry ice maker.
>> its a hose with fittings to go onto the co2 canister.
>> has about a 2" piece of pvc pluming pipe at the end.
>> crank on the canister valve, there is a valve on the
>> handle of the dry ice maker. point it where you want
>> dry ice, and open the valve. hmmm.... maybe i will
>> have to try just blowing that co2 strait on the
>> undercaoting, and then with my air chisel, see how
>> that works.
>>
>> anyone want pics of the dry ice maker, let me know. i
>> can get 'em and if you got access to co2 canisters,
>> then your all set. should be really easy to build.
>>
>> dave stohler
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules
>>
>>
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