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[CBJ805T]

Hi all,

Is the title says, has anyone got any tip or tricks for doing this or is this just one of those jobs? I'm currently using a heat gun and scrapper and it this rate ill be there til Xmas.

For anyone wondering whether I'd worth it, I've found lots of rot which has being hidden by it.

Thanks for your help

Chris

[alex-95]

I found giving it a few taps with a hammer then getting a chisel/scraper under it can be removed in large chunks.

[Midas Mk1]

Heatgun and scraper shouldnt really take that long

[Tamworthbay]

Heat gun and scraper worked well for me, then a gallon of white spirit to get the last bits off. If you warm a biggish area, its possible to get the scraper under and runmit along, heating just in front and it comes off well in big chunks. There wasn't much rust to worry about though, so don't know if that makes any difference.

[dklawson]

I have always done exactly what Tamworthbay suggested. It is a messy job but shouldn't take more than a day to clear the whole floor. DO wear long sleeve shirts, gloves, and face protection. That stuff is awful when it gets on you skin while hot.

I did see an interesting video on YouTube about removing the material from the floors of old VWs. The guys in the video used a needle scaler (Google it) to removed the hardened and brittle bitumen from the floor. It worked very quickly but probably would not have work as well on newer, softer bitumen.

[1275GTS]

i did what alex-95 did with no problems. didnt take long at all.

[brum,brum,mike]

I just hit it off with an old screw driver, then to get the last little bits off soked it in white spirit for abit, and just scrubbed off.

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Worked well

[dow62]

Removed mine on a cold day, no heat at all, was brittle and came off ok, using a small hammer and scraper

[CBJ805T]

That's for your help. Perseverance it is! 3/4 done today I'm leaving the rest until I can feel my feet again!

. DO wear long sleeve shirts, gloves, and face protection. That stuff is awful when it gets on you skin while hot.

Clearly you've not seen the weather forecast in the uk today. I could see my breath in the garage, can't feel my feet and had more clothes on than I realised I owned! So no chance of getting burnt :)

Cheers

Chris

[dklawson]

Sorry it's cold. If it is super cold, by all means try chipping the bitumen off as others described above. If the undercoating is old the cold will make it brittle and you might be surprised how much comes off without heat or white spirit.