Caravelle sound deadening removal?

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Caravelle sound deadening removal?

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Whats the recognised best technique for getting that grey rubbery foamy crap out of the underbody corners so you can see just how bad the seam rust has become?
Its hard going with a mallet and old wood chisel and applying heat...well...just makes the job worse.
Aaaarrrrrgghhhh!
1985 Oettinger 3.2 Caravelle RHD syncro twin slider. SA Microbus bumpers, duplex winch system, ARC 7X15 period alloys

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Hi Ian,
Had to do the whole of the underside of mine before sandblasting. Powerfull heat gun and various scrapers hellish job that took forever but nothing else worked very well as too many awkward areas to get into. The mega industrial sand blaster just wouldn't cut through it.
Duncan

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I can believe that Duncan. No sense paying someone else to do it, my Earlex heat gun cost me nothing, better put in a "request" for a spare ;)
1985 Oettinger 3.2 Caravelle RHD syncro twin slider. SA Microbus bumpers, duplex winch system, ARC 7X15 period alloys

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Could lend you my Steinel with various nozzles as I am done now. Could take to AO next Sunday. I some bits for Jes B he asked me to pass to you. Just let me know.
Duncan.

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Ooh. Thanks! AO is turning into a good old swap-meet like any other syncronauts bash!
1985 Oettinger 3.2 Caravelle RHD syncro twin slider. SA Microbus bumpers, duplex winch system, ARC 7X15 period alloys

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