Underseal Removal

[Old Nick]

Hi,proud new owner of a 61 two door (result of a mid life crisis). A previous owner (god bless him or her) has painted the engine bay in underseal,is there any way or anything i can use too remove this with out damaging the paint underneath,has anyone else had this prob or am i saddled with it ! your help would be appreciated !

[charlie_morris_minor]

hi nick

welcome to the board.. the underseal question was covered in another thread very recently..

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... al#p313517

hope it goes well with the removal

[chickenjohn]

As you want to leave the paint undamaged, you can soften the underseal by brushing on parrafin, a small area at a time. THen wipe off and use panel wipe to get rid of the rest of the parrafin and underseal.

[tingo]

Where do you buy parrafin? I used to see it at petrol stations, but I don't think they stock it now. B&Q maybe?

[Dean]

Yes B&Q do do it, but like their spirits it might not be exactly the same. I believe paraffin is a controlled chemical now, we were stopped from using it at work years ago.

[Old Nick]

Thanks for info,much appreciated !

[chickenjohn]

Try an old fashioned type hardware store. My local one sells parrafin by the 4L.

I don't know why it should be ""controlled"", ridiculous, less flammable than petrol.