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[minidan]

does anyone know how i can remove underseal on my mini?

the mini is now just a bare shell and i can turn it on its side quite easy.

i was wondering if there is any attachments for a 9" angle grinder that might do the job?
also i want to remove all the old paint ready for a repray, so again , is there any way to do this with an angle grinder with the correct 'blade' . (some kind of attachment that will remove paint but not damage the metal)

heres hoping.....

dan.

[sqweaka]

does anyone know how i can remove underseal on my mini?

the mini is now just a bare shell and i can turn it on its side quite easy.

i was wondering if there is any attachments for a 9" angle grinder that might do the job?
also i want to remove all the old paint ready for a repray, so again , is there any way to do this with an angle grinder with the correct 'blade' . (some kind of attachment that will remove paint but not damage the metal)

heres hoping.....

dan.

try a wire brush attachment

[Pooky]

There's no realy trick to getting rid of underseal. If you don't mind scratching the paint underneath then a stiff wire brush for your grinder would work but would be very very messy (my parents were not happy when I covered the washing machine in old underseal! )

Or you could always heat it up and scrape it off? Sometimes it scrapes off quite easily when it's dry and flaky or you could soak it in white spirit for a while.

Whatever way its a pretty arduous task but quite worth it

[minidan]

i want to clean up the mini shell as much as poss so i can find out how much rust there is , and therefore know what needs repairing!

[Guess-Works.com]

White spirits and a little warmth..

Also a good idea to turn the car on it's side, but this may not be possible.

[Jobu]

I used a wire brush on a drill and a scraper for some parts, took me forever but finally got down to bare metal.

[midridge2]

if you mean the underseal underneath the car, ive found the best way from trying it over the years is a heat gun and a scraper.
if you mean removing the paint from the car body and not from were you have took the underseal off use paint stripper or a paint removing disc that fits on grinders, i cannot remember the correct name for it but i think machine mart sells them, they take the paint off and dont do a lot of damage to the metal.

[Total Richie]

Heat gun + scraper + wire brush, i have always done it this way.

[pinch]

all of the above, plus some nitromors paint stripper helps too!!

[minidan]

cool so it looks like its possible for me to get my mini back to bare metal then

i can easily get the mini on its side so scraping the underseal off should be a bit easier than normal.

[Big_Adam]

all of the above, plus some nitromors paint stripper helps too!!

that stuff is great. but damn it burns.

[fikus01]

a 9" grinder!! for underseal removal!!!! holy cow you're adventurous!! i use them to cut up cars!! they would be better at cutting out the old metal thus causing the removal of the underseal!!

on a serious note tho try the heat and scraper option or maybe petrol/paint thinner/paint stripper and a scraper