I’m finally spending some time on the MC850 again. My son’s stroke was disabling but could have been worse. I won’t discuss that anymore because that’s not what this blog is about, however, my work will be at a slower pace due to having less available time.
I have been worried about the thick, hard undercoating that I have to remove. I wasn’t happy with the chisel in the air hammer approach so I decided to experiment. A number of Youtube videos talked up the needle scaler as a great tool so I bought one from Harbor Freight. I made a video of my testing and put it on Youtube. If I’ve done this right, you should be able to view it below.
Area Stripped with Needle Scaler and Cleaned with Wire Brush
Recessed Area Stripped with Needle Scaler
Any suggestions are welcome. I just put my findings out her and on Youtube so you can draw your own conclusions from the test.
I used a Harbor Freight “oscillating tool” to scrape the undercoating off my ’67 Monte. It peeled off in long, gooey strips. I then wiped off the residue with kerosene-soaked paper towels. I finished it off with a wire brush attachment on my grinder, like you.
I sprayed epoxy primer over the bare metal, followed by Eastwood Chassis Black.
I plan to spray bedliner over it to act as undercoating.
Thanks for the tip, that tool is so cheap and a Harbor Freight only about 8 miles from here, I might try it.
I’ve thought about bedliner as undercoating. I’d like to know how that turns out.
Ted, I got the tip about bedliner from a friend who does high-end restorations. He’s had good results, and it can’t be worse than the stuff I scraped off my Saab!
I hope to spray it before the end of June. i’ll let you know how it goes.
Welcome back….