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16V_1600
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30th Mar 08 at 19:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stripped the rear of the corsa today (rear seats/belts/plastics) etc whole rear. Bought a heat gun to remove the sound deadening, so much easier than a chisel and hammer!!

But what a friggin task it is to get the glue/adhesive off! Tried Autoglym tar remover and paint stripper. What a mess lol, cleaned it all up and started sanding down for a coat of gloss black. Anyone else find it a mission to remove all that crap. The sound deadening stuff I removed from the rear must have weighed bout 2Kgs!

Looks a mess at the moment, will get some pics when all sprayed up

[Edited on 30-03-2008 by 16V_1600]
bieransri
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30th Mar 08 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i did the whole of my nova. nasty job. looks awesome once painted though
Whittie
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30th Mar 08 at 19:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Glue is a nightmare, the actual sound deadening isn't too bad!



Sanding is the only option really, bit of a nightmare bringing products into the equation lol.

Get it sprayed, and get the pics sorted
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quote:
Originally posted by bieransri
i did the whole of my nova. nasty job. looks awesome once painted though


The car is currently on my drive, open the tailgate and you can just see stripped paint/brown tar residue etc.

Started sanding with 60 grit paper and it's coming up like a new coin

Will take a while, but like you say it will look superb when sprayed all gloss black

Sat in some Corbeau Forzas today and think I may make a purchase

bieransri
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put petrol on it, it'll soon come off
16V_1600
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@ whittie:

The sound deadening came soooooooo easy, as for products they took a lot of the glue off and the paint, and now I've cleaned it all down sanding is the way I'm going to make the rest smooth for painting.

Will take a while but be worth it

Also caught my arm on the 300 degree nozzle. Damn that fucking hurt
16V_1600
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quote:
Originally posted by bieransri
put petrol on it, it'll soon come off

hehe, bit messy using liquids etc I find

Sanding like a bar steward will now ensue
little_duke
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finally got round to it then craig.good work by the sounds of it
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quote:
Originally posted by little_duke
finally got round to it then craig.good work by the sounds of it


Cheers fella,

yeah finally got off my arse and sorted it, so much weight in the back!

Love the sound with no interior on country roads
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the crap in the front is different iirc, and is nasty nasty stuff
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
the crap in the front is different iirc, and is nasty nasty stuff


Not touching the front, going for stripped and gloss blacked rear, front and rear
strut braces and bucket seats with 3 point harneses

Will need some 90mm springs on the rear though to bring the back end down after removing all the back!
Mark.W
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30th Mar 08 at 23:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sound like you have sum good plans mate
flybikeslee
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30th Mar 08 at 23:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
awesome i used paint stripper to get the glue up, worked a treat
Steve X16XE
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30th Mar 08 at 23:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Strippage FTW

Don't need to hoover it out either.
16V_1600
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31st Mar 08 at 06:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers fellas

Paint stripper although messy doesn't hold back on getting it all of. Looks a bit of a mess now but after some hardcore sanding will be sorted and ready for spray

Steve, nice project there. That's some strippage!

 
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